bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
in that manner; like that
stairs; stairway; staircase
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
success; achievement; fruition
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to flare up; to burst into flames
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
whole roast (e.g. pig, turkey, etc.)
good-looking; fair; beautiful
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
source of protein; protein source
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
one end; an end; part; fragment
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
decision; determination; resolution
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
bento; Japanese box lunch
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
bad boy; naughty child; brat