pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to live; to reside; to inhabit
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
master; teacher; stable master
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
cold wind descending from the mountains; cold Pacific wind (in the Tōhoku region in summer)
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
style of handwriting or calligraphy
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
low wooden clogs; komageta
manners; behavior; behaviour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
practice; practising; training; study
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
boy; son; baby boy; young man
greenish nasal mucus; green snot
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
open; public; official; overt
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations