adds force or indicates command
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
such; this sort of; like this
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut