policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
last moves (in go, shogi, or chess); endgame; gathering; collecting; coming together
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
Japanese cobra lily (Arisaema ringens)
energy; military strength
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
1,000,000; one million; million; many
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)