ren (ancient Chinese measure of height, depth, etc.; between 1-3 meters)
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
distinguished service; meritorious service
one breath; chug!; drink!
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
accurate; correct; precise; exact
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to shake; to waver; to tremble
outline; summary; roughly; generally; great ingenuity; excellent resourcefulness
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to flow down; to run down
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of