foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
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
early (days); initial stage; initial
primer; manual; introductory book
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
three days and three nights
to chirp (of a swarm of insects); to sing; to gather; to swarm
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
high efficiency; high performance
priority; order of precedence
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
Regent hairstyle; ducktail; Pompadour
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
big chance; big opportunity
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
sports ground; sports oval
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source