to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
swindler; imposter; crook
justice; fairness; impartiality
strong-willed; strong of heart
outsider; someone outside of a group
conviction; belief; confidence
reality; actuality; hard fact
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry