attachment; obsession; persistence
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
well-tempered; well drilled; well trained
something handed down (usu. an order)
wickedness; evil; wicked person
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
overhead ladder; horizontal ladder; monkey bars; yunti (scaling ladder used for escalade in ancient China)
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
government official; public official
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
defilement; impurity; object (perceived with the mind or the senses); one billionth
outside of; not covered by
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Qi (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Period of the Warring States); Ch'i
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
riding fast; driving a horse fast
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
the opposite direction; the other way
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
world; society; people; the public
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
secluded; leaning to one side