opening declaration; profession; declaration in public; proclamation
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
spring day; spring sunlight
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
impossible; unlikely; improbable
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
in detail; with great care; completely; fully
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
war situation; progress of a battle
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with