stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
comparatively; relatively
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to rock; to shake; to swing
sign; indication; call; summons; requisition; expropriation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
in order; sequential; seriatim
control; management (e.g. of a business)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
but; however; even though; even if
besides; moreover; in addition
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap