measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
ingenious trick; good idea; clever scheme
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
quotation; citation; reference
lately; recently; nowadays
oratorical talent; eloquence; clever tongue; glibness
unknown; obscure; insignificant
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
ceremony; celebration; law code
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
ninth day of the month; nine days
evening; last night; yesterday evening
the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
thick amazake; thick sweet sake
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to release; to let go (of)
traversing; walking along the ridge of a mountain range; longitudinal
one breath; chug!; drink!
godsend; gift from providence
drama; theatre; theater; play
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
to lose one's way; to get lost