consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
written apology; written statement of regret
(social) position; status
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
spring break; spring vacation
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
a wonder lasts but nine days; (lit.) gossip lasts just 75 days
one run of a television series
people; men and women; each person; everybody
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
calming down; quieting down
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
armband; arm band; brassard
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
visual hallucination; vision
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
plump; fat; thick (e.g. curry); full (e.g. lips)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
beyond imagination; unimaginable
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
Western goods; Western things; imported goods