pull; patronage; tug; discount
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
etc.; et cetera; and so on
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
man's appearance; man's behaviour; someone disguised as a man
elderly handyman; elderly manservant
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard
to put one's hand on; to touch
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)
practice; practising; training; study
left-hand radical of a character
kanji "going man" radical (radical 60)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
deception; deceit; cheating; military deception
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing it by ear
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
compassionate; sympathetic
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together