sandpiper (any bird of family Scolopacidae, incl. the curlews, godwits, phalaropes, redshanks, ruff, snipes, turnstones, and woodcocks)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
fiction writer; dime novelist
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
(one's) seating posture; way one sits
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
only; merely; but; no more than
arranging; ordering; sequencing; sequence (e.g. DNA sequence); arrangement; alignment
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
in succession; one after another
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
ladle; tadpole; musical note
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
caller; visitor; company; guest
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
this country; our country
clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it
somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
way of eating; how to eat
(giving) instruction (esp. in the secrets of an art, discipline, etc.); initiation; teaching; passing on; imparting