to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(paper) cord for tying the hair
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to spread; to be propagated
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
schedule; program; programme; agenda
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
to project; to stick out; to stand out
John Bull; prototypical Englishman
artist who produces Western-style paintings
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
bowing while standing; standing bow
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
place in the shade of a mountain; shelter of the mountains; mountain recess
polite; respectful; reverent
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
Bunten exhibition; art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
image; figure; figure; form; image
special selection; special approval; special prize; highest honours
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
portrait; likeness; picture