victory or defeat; match; contest; game
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
by means of; due to; because of; according to
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
symbol; code; sign; notation
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
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter