reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
division into equal parts; equal parts
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
though; notwithstanding; although
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
with gusto; with wild abandon; enthusiastically; energetically
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to turn towards; to point
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
to attack; to assault; to assail
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
new building; new construction
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
various countries; various regions; various provinces
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
land near a castle; castle town
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryo system)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to blow out; to spout out