being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
spring water; clear (pure) water
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
in the prefecture; prefectural
cherub; gods disguised as children; children parading as cherubs
hot-spring resort; onsen town; spa town
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
writing by oneself; one's own handwriting
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
king (of the senior player)
step; stride; counter for steps
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
temporarily; short period; once; one morning
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
culm (hollow stem of a grass)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts