cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to hide; to keep to oneself
to fight against; to oppose; to face
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
ring; playing field; stadium
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
surroundings; environs; circumference
family crest shaped like creeping woodsorrel
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
sea sand (sand collected from the ocean floor, as opposed to that which is used as an ingredient in concrete)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to make an appearance; to show up
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
appointed time; timetable; schedule