(bookstore jargon) stacking books on top of each other, facing upwards

to sit on the fence; to be opportunistic

tideland

spool used to collect spun thread / generally / wholly

a light / a lit flame (such as of a candle or torch) / (historical, obsolete) under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system of the Heian period, a kind of scholarship granted to university students

(archaic) Alternative form of 灯 (tomoshibi)

Alternative form of 黍

beauty; beautiful

neck / head

Alternative form of 首