to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
great mountain; large mountain
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
race (of people); type of person
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
light brown; golden brown; tan
many colors; many colours
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
notebook; account book; register
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
acquaintance; appreciative friend
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight
about when; about what time; how soon
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
business discussion; negotiation
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend