gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
archery; mapping; map; morphism
mound on which targets are placed (in archery); firing mound
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
white background; blank; female virgin
unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah