two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
clearness; clear understanding
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
specialization; specialisation; differentiation
educational policies or administration; Bunsei era (1818.4.22-1830.12.10)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
sales; selling; marketing
wide; extensive; comprehensive; far-reaching; widespread
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background
mid-Edo period Imari ware
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
Fukuoka prefecture (Kyushu)
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch