numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
kana indicating the pronunciation of kanji; furigana
unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
a long time ago; in those days
Chinese numerals; kanji numerals
sticks used for calculations; divining rods
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
obtaining the respective numbers of cranes and tortoises from the total of their heads and legs; calculating the values of two unknown quantities from their unit total and the total of one of their attributes
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
simultaneous equations; system of equations
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
supply; supplying; replenishment
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
decimal; decimal digit; decimal number