shaku; flat wooden or ivory baton carried in the right hand when in ceremonial imperial or Shinto garb
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
flat; even; level; plain (language, words, etc.); simple
narrow eyes; half-open eyes; fine mesh; fine texture; tight weave
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
half-term; half-time; half period
wealth and poverty; rich and poor
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
throat; important part; vital area
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
in this manner; in this way; like this
skeptical; sceptical; incredulous
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
to be inevitable; to be certain; to resolve (to do)
April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
work of art; artwork; objet d'art