losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
completely; fully; entirely
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
pale; pallid; bluish-white
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
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.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo
everywhere; all over; throughout
usual; normal; stereotyped
ration; stipend; allowance
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to apologize; to apologise
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts