straight grain; quartersawn grain
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
asterism; pattern of stars which do not form a constellation
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument; zheng (Chinese zither); guzheng
seed (of a fruit); pit; tongue (projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove on another board); clitoris; (arch.) core; (arch.) kernel
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
without gaps; closely packed; always; usually; often; frequently
difficult to approach; inaccessible
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
to get along well with; to make a go of it
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
three; three years of age
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
feng (male Chinese firebird)
another school; other schools
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)