yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
clanging; empty; deserted
mausoleum; imperial court
guard; sentinel; garrison
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
elm tree (esp. the Japanese elm, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
business; trade; operations; sales
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
to be opposite; to face each other
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
beginning student; beginner
questions and answers; dialogue
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
imprisonment; captive; prisoner
how; in what way; how about
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm