small fraction; small proportion
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
servant; manservant; menial
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
illegality; (arch.) police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
base (logarithmic, exponential, number system); radix; base (triangle, cone, cylinder, etc.); type; kind
to be able to manage somehow or another
to step forward; to volunteer
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to indicate; to show; to point to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
preference; priority; precedence
such; like that; in that way
to palm off; to force a sale
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
before the gate; in front of the gate
to drop; to let fall; to omit
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness