to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
to slide into; to slip into
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
normalcy; normality; normal
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
under the orders of; by order (command)
interruption; suspension; break
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
prohibition; inhibition; ban
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off