variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
high-quality goods; choice goods
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
Nanjing; Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
silk damask; satin damask
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
kin; catty; pound (unit of weight); loaf (of bread)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
prohibition; ban; embargo
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
glass; glassware; diamond
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
struggle (for); scramble; contest
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
tension; mental strain; nervousness
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
society; public; community; social studies
something like ...; something called ...
lying concealed; being hidden
drunken sickness; getting sick from drinking; drunken frenzy; becoming violent or disorderly when drunk