drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
banknote; bill; note; paper money
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
royalty and titled nobility
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
what's what; heads or tails
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to become dim; to become blurred
farmland; rice field or paddy
official announcement; proclamation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
public holiday; celebration (of)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
river; stream; River; the ... river