to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to hang (something) on the wall
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery
public performance; exhibition in a foreign country
drama; play; powerful drug
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be silent; to say nothing
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
great difference; major mistake
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to lie deep in; to extend far back
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
government; administration
lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people
gambling den; gambling house
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services
sumo wrestling; wrestler; rikishi
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business