to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
support; backing; aid; assistance
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
depiction; description; portrayal
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
clothing and accessories; attire
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
colour; color; hue; tints
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
incense; mixture of fragrant woods, etc. used for making incense
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
rouge and powder; cosmetics
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate