flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
public holiday; celebration (of)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
line; queue; procession; matrix
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
ardour; ardor; passion; fervour; fervor
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
eccentrically dressed band of advertisers
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
restlessly; in continuous motion
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn over the shoulder to the opposite hip); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product)
to push aside; to push one's way through
walking briskly; determinedly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
when it comes to ...; as for ...
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
responding to a call-up for military service; answering a call-up
(a business) open all night
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)