strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to be exhausted; to be tired out
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
weave; weaving; woven item
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
very popular; highly favoured
to invite in; to show someone in
all you want; as much as one wants
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to establish; to formulate
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution