half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
scenery; scene; landscape
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
along the road; along the way
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to subsist; to keep on living
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to lead a life; to live a life
form; shape; figure; morph
(political) power; authority; influence
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
important post; important office; key position
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce