one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
current issues; current topics
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
spaciousness; extensiveness; expansiveness; vastness
of course; certainly; naturally
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
writing; composition; essay; sentence
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
pointed end; point; cusp; pointed head
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
(game of) leapfrog; leapfrogging
rule; reign; peaceful times
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
carving; engraving; sculpture
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
town; city; municipal; urban
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
imperial seal; privy seal
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
carbonic acid; carbonated water; baking soda; sodium carbonate
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
proletariat; lower classes
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
godfather; sponsor; church fathers