world; society; people; the public
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
magistrate's office (Edo period); territory under a magistrate's jurisdiction
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
cruise; navigation; sailing
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
river surface; surface of a river
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to cease; to stop; to be over
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
vermilion (colour); cinnabar
to dye; to colour; to color
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
shore; bank (of a body of water)
terrain; geographical features; topography
accurate; correct; precise; exact
with a start; with a jump