transcontinental railroad
rampancy; prevalence; domination
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
(present) head of a family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
wealthy person; millionaire
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
at once; immediately; right now
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to look forward to something
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
several times (as large, over)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
miser; niggard; cheapskate