to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
(one's) youth; one's younger days
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
immigration; emigration; immigrant; emigrant
convention; tired tradition; old custom
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to think of; to give one's thought to
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
German cruiser Deutschland
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag