standing close together; bristling (with)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
curious; strange; unusual
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to differ; to vary; to disagree
lining up; packing tightly
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
powder snow; powdery snow
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to employ; to hire; to charter
father; dad; husband; you; he
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
authority; power; influence
splash of mud; mud spatter
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
1000-stitch belt; soldier's charm with stitches by a thousand women
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era