sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
pons (pontes); pons Varolii; pontine; part of the brain stem (links the medulla oblongata and cerebellum with the midbrain)
nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
brush; clash; encounter; skirmish
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
recuperation; medical treatment
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
dying of illness; dying of natural causes
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to know (a person); to think
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
pull; patronage; tug; discount
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
attendance; presence; visit; coming; advent
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
this occasion; at this time; now
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
the other day; some time ago; recently
rule; (ruled) line; line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.)
surmise; guess; inference
feudal retainer or warrior
distress; wretched condition
quickly; calmly; intently
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief