to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
weak point; unskillfulness
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
directions; instructions; orders; command
on the board (shogi, go, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
tone of voice (e.g. in a sweet tone); timbre
conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
meddling (in); butting in; interference; poking one's nose into
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
close; intimate; on good terms
hot (to the touch); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
is that so?; I see; right; oh
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
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
had better ...; had better not ...
to like; to love; to be fond of
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
to be dampened (of one's enthusiasm, enjoyment, etc.); to be reduced; to be weakened; to be spoiled
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
match; game; bout; contest
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)