gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
name; given name; first name
author; writer; novelist; artist
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
new book; new publication
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to contract (a disease); to suffer from
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
rousing (courage, morale, etc.); encouragement; advocacy; promotion (of a belief); encouragement
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
Hayagriva; Horsehead (tantric Buddhist deity)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
weariness; fatigue; languor; boredom; tedium; ennui
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
going to the hospital for regular treatment
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
box for holding letters; letter case (carried by a messenger)