to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to adorn oneself; to dress oneself up; to give an air of; to make oneself seem like
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
subordinate shrine; professional entertainer
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
sponsors of rikishi or their stables
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
bōjutsu (art of using a stick as a weapon)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be fated to; be linked by fate
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
but; however; provided that
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
storeroom (attached to a house); Imperial warehouse
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)