frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
perfect; perfection; perfect game
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
strength; power; proficiency; ability
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
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
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
nice; good; well-executed
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
site; point on a map; spot
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
acceleration; speeding up
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
button (clothing); push-button
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
audience; spectator; spectators
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
how; in what way; by what means
row of syllables on the Japanese syllabary table that ends with the vowel sound "i"
both hands; both arms; ten
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)