variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
quiet; dependable; uniform; (politically) moderate
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
custom; practice; convention; precedent
eastern part; the east (of a region)
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
treating someone like a child
such a thing; something like that
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
for more details ...; for further information ...
to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race); to pass the baton; to hand on the torch
to slide down; to slip down
counter for choices, options, etc.
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
goal to strive for; challenge
promising without due consideration
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
south face; south side; the south; ascending the throne; ruling
translation; shift; parallel displacement
Corinthian order (building style)
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
assembly hall; parliament house; diet building; capitol; houses of parliament; congress hall
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
transport aircraft; transport plane
elegance; taste; refinement