(clenched) fist; knuckles
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
high steward; grand master
Grand Tutor (second of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
yellow silk cloth with a dark striped or checkered pattern (from Hachijo island)
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
a single word; (not even) a word; (not even) a syllable
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation