to clear away; to remove; to demolish
rather; sooner; preferably
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
carefree; free from worry
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cause a person trouble
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to waste time; to kill time
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
advance; moving forward; progress
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
having said that; be that as it may
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain