matcha; powdered green tea
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
strong; resolute; firm; strict
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
Fushimiinaritaisha (in Kyoto)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
spring water; clear (pure) water
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to have both; to possess both; to combine with