comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
Gaia (Greek goddess); Gaea
pulsation; pulsatory motion
to gain fame; to make one's name
before the end of this year
mania; enthusiasm; maniac; enthusiast; nut
lacking a plan; haphazard
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
party-internal; within the party
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
the same night; that night
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
great man; hero; master mind
to mistake (A for B); to misread
song of praise; eulogy; paean; hymn
close by; right there; short distance away; at once; as soon as possible; immediately
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
imposing stance; daunting pose
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
raising morale; lifting of morale
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary