life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
many; much; plenty; hardly
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
very; greatly; exceedingly
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
passions; sexual desire; lust
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
yokozuna (highest rank in sumo); grand champion; best in its field; crème de la crème; cream of the crop
head family; main branch of a school or religion
family; relatives; dependents; household
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
there is a tendency; there is a possibility
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat