excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be silent; to say nothing
stairs; stairway; staircase
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
the other day; lately; recently
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to await; to wait for; to expect
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)