to happen to meet; to come across
historic; historical; traditional
public facilities; utilities
religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
right after coming out; just graduated
newly appointed; inaugural
extreme passion; wild enthusiasm
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
contrary to one's expectations
headset (for phones, etc.)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
conspirators; faction; cabal; clique
abduction and confinement (esp. unlawful)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
otherwise; or else; if not
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
festive poem or song; congratulatory form (of waka)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
in front of one's eyes; just nearby; within a stone's throw
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)