(period of) a year; during an era
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
decision; determination; resolution
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
overpower; subdue; keep down
to turn towards; to point
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
possession (esp. of a territory)
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
southern part; the south (of a region)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to pack (in box); to drive to wall
like; similar to; same as
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
3000; three thousand; many
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.