master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
(period of) a year; during an era
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
first generation; founder
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
reigning; controlling; dictating
uncrowned; without rank; having no championship wins; receiving no (major) awards
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
victim; injured party; sufferer
one's style of playing shogi or go
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
making efficient; optimization
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
several years; a few years
(temporary) closure of a theater (theatre); stage absence; wrestler's absence from the tournament
to repeat; to do something over again
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
body and soul; mind and body
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my