indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
sealed move; next move written down and kept sealed in an envelope until the game is resumed the following day; forbidden maneuver (in sumo, martial arts, etc.); forbidden technique
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)
evening meal; dinner; supper
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
Lake Suwa (Nagano Prefecture)
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
percent; per cent; percentage
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny