irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
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
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
very wealthy person; millionaire
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
capital; funds; seed money; asset
no!; no no!; no, not at all
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
bottom depths (of water); abyss; depths (of something); bottom; (arch.) completely; (arch.) thoroughly
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
savings box; moneybox; piggy bank
when looked at in that way
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
to rank next to; to come after
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
piece; fragment; one (object)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency