hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
matcha; powdered green tea
twig tea; stem tea; kukicha
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
loud (criticism, protest, etc.); noisy; clamorous; boisterous; uproarious; fierce
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
to lose sight of; to miss
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to push aside; to push one's way through
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
to freeze to death; to die of cold
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
little while; short time; (arch.) an hour; half-hour; half an hour
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
separate; scattered; apart
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
a little bit; a little while
to become completely chilled
landowner; landlord; landlady
wide place; big move (for expanding territory, esp. in the early game); big point; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
acting as go-between; good offices
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)