drifting cloud; floating cloud; instability
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
Thucydides (ancient Greek historian and general)
clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
banknote; bill; note; paper money
seating order; precedence; ranking; rank; position
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
royalty and titled nobility
impressions; thoughts; feelings; opinions
what's what; heads or tails
to become dim; to become blurred
farmland; rice field or paddy
official announcement; proclamation
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
public holiday; celebration (of)
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
river; stream; River; the ... river
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with