shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
human relations; personal relationships
severe; strict; tough; hard
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
how; in what way; in what manner
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
meaning; significance; sense
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
adds force or indicates command
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
championship; title (of champion)
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
quick to take a hint; very responsive; quick on the uptake
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)