to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
decision; judgment; resolution
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
shingle roof; house with a shingle roof