hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
family; relatives; dependents; household
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
dice; die; baton (of command)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
comparatively; relatively
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
phala (attained state, result); enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice); fruit; counter for pieces of fruit
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
logic; reasoning; argument; line of argument
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
physique; physical standard; posture; sexual position