3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
way (of doing); manner; method; means
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
central government office; head office; this office
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
belief; faith; conviction
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
middle of the night; dead of night
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming