to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
such; this sort of; like this
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
sovereign; emperor; monarch
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
array; muster; line-up; full force
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
cooperation; collaboration
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
wherein; therein; thereinto
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
female elementary school student
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
never ceasing; never ending; endless
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess