construction; establishment
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
moderately wealthy person
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
attraction; fascination; lure; captivation; charm
don't believe everything you hear; seeing is believing; to have heard of is not to have seen
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
full view; plain sight; completely visible
trifoliate orange (Poncirus trifoliata); hardy orange
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
to stamp; to engrave; to inscribe
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
first thing after rising; as soon as getting up
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
removing one's hat; admiring someone greatly; "taking off one's hat" to someone
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to support each other; to support one another
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
diligent; absorbed (in something)