to ask; to enquire; to query
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
bridge pier; pontoon bridge
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
amusing; funny; interesting
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
stopping a ship; detention; quarantine
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
report; notification; registration
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
place; situation; position; location
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp