preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
old Kanto-area folk songs
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
interval between the waves; gap between waves
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
counter for books; volume
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
round shape; circle; circular form
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
particularly; only; in the case of
observation; survey; watching
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)