anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to pick up; to find; to gather
leaving; quitting; retiring
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
(can you) spare a little time (to speak)?; (do you) have a moment (to speak)?
trouble; bother; annoyance
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
mysteries of one's master's art; robes and a bowl (monk's key possessions auctioned off at his funeral); (fig.) transmission of the dharma from master to disciple (in Zen)
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
businessman; industrialist
long; drawn-out; very long
when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by