in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
memory; sense; experience
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
scale; scope; plan; structure
nine gates; winning hand composed of 1-1-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-9-9 of the same suit plus one additional tile of the same suit
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be silent; to say nothing
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be found; to be discovered
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
red clay; tuff loam; dark-red paint
black terracotta; black soil
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)