competition; rivalry; something worth doing
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to come off; to be worn off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon
to sing (chant, speak) with a melody or rhythm; to set to music (verse, lyrics, etc.)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
prickling; stinging; biting
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
living room (Japanese-style)
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
innumerable; countless; numberless
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
etiquette; courtesy; manners
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in