hieroglyphics; pictograph; character representing a picture of an object
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
bending; winding; meandering; ups and downs; twists and turns; complications
thickly (of whipped eggs, cream, etc.; such that it leaves a trail or forms soft peaks); stickily; becoming thick and foamy (of soap suds); sluggishly; slowly; heavily
visit (from someone); call
particularly; only; in the case of
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
to use as an example; to take as an illustration; to draw a parallel
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
king (of the junior player)
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
blowfly or green bottle fly larva (oft. used as fishing bait)
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
full capacity; all one's ability
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin