supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
complete change; about-face
itinerant priest; wandering monk; mendicant; clouds and water
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
to be conspicuous; to stand out
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
instead; but (on the other hand)
principle of living only for the moment
rule; reign; peaceful times
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to lie down; to throw oneself down
bluebottle fly; (arch.) little pest
all over; all over the place; everywhere
stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
each house; every house; many houses
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
with a click; with a snap
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable