size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
city planning; urban planning; town planning
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
people; men and women; each person; everybody
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to come and go; to go back and forth
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
Okayama (city, prefecture)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
simmer; bubble out; flow out