even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
commander; general; leader
indolence; laziness; sloth
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
approach (to a castle gate); front of a structural member
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
hinoki leaf; hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata); small ornamental false cypress (i.e. a variety of hinoki or a related species)
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
from the viewpoint of; according to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
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.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
on the occasion of; at the time of
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
willpower; energy; vitality
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing