light (e.g. colour, color)
gourd-shaped war fan; referee's fan; umpire's fan; fan-shaped emblem
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
only; merely; but; no more than
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
based on; built on; made from
to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to intone; to chant
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive; to become popular; to become widespread
result; fruit (of); product (of)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to assemble; to set up; to construct