other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
old clothes; secondhand clothing
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to state; to express; to mention
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)
to pay out of one's own pocket
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
every year; yearly; annually
to concern; to be related
journal; magazine; periodical
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
offering a prize; prize competition; prize; reward
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to gain fame; to make one's name
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
casting; cast-metal object
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
postage; carriage; shipping charge
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
sending back; return to sender
fee; charge; rate; material
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis