to exercise one's ingenuity; to come up with an ingenious plan
younger scholar; future reference
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
three sides; small offering stand
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
only; merely; but; no more than
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
to talk; to chat; to chatter
body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
touting; tout; barker; pander
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to push aside; to push one's way through
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
just a minute; small quantity
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
beggar; sty (on the eyelid)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
use; utilization; utilisation; application