group; party; team; squad; section
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
let's not say (such things) to each other
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
to finish; to end; to close
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
clearing one's throat; cough
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
low dining table; tea table
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus