being without a name; being nameless; namelessness
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
unification of the whole country
favorite; favourite; habitually used
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
useless; no good; hopeless
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
white stone; white (go pieces)
to blaze; to burn brightly
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
moment; brief space of time
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
looking away; looking aside
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
going into battle; departure for the front
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
by sheer strength; by brute force
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
at the last moment; this late in the game
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread