responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
covered with; stained; smeared
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
from now on; in the future; further
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
how; in what way; by what means
to attempt; to test; to try out
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
meeting; greeting; welcome
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
speech; manner of speaking
to bring along; to accompany
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer