female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess
to get strong; to gain strength
monopole; singular pole; unipole
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
city planning; urban planning; town planning
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
being up to the person himself
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
looking pale; looking unwell
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
administration; government; administrator; governor
powerful person; influential person
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)