status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
head of family; originator
to rank next to; to come after
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
hometown; rural township (of China)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
(social) position; status
intelligent; wise; bright; brilliant; clear-sighted
to be in danger of; to be liable to
making a bid; tendering a bid
to begin; to set about; to start
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
righteousness; justice; right
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
old body; aged person; elderly person
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
gradually; slowly; little by little; incrementally
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
large circle; great circle