wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to cease; to stop; to be over
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
beyond that point; after that
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
large build; large pattern
strong or bitter (green) tea
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
short sleeved kimono (worn as an undergarment during the Heian period); padded silk garment
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
reddish brown tinged with black
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
at a young age; while still young
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
wearing one's hair knotted in the back