at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
a long time ago; in those days
Chinese numerals; kanji numerals
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
early (days); initial stage; initial
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
supply; supplying; replenishment
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
decimal; decimal digit; decimal number
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to write out; to express; to describe; to publish
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment