uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on)
self-knowledge; knowing oneself
head; brains; intellect; understanding
cool; indifferent; nonchalant; calm
worldly affairs; ways of the world
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
audacity; forwardness; effrontery; impertinence
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to row a boat; to nod off; to doze off
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)
waxing and waning; phases of moon
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to make (someone) do; to allow (someone) to; to let; to allow; to be permitted to; to do; (arch.) swidden
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to bubble; to foam; to froth
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
unpromoted (piece); limit orders that become market orders at the closing auction if not already executed
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
worry; fear; anxiety; concern