to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
being unfamiliar with a locality; not knowing one's way around; (lit.) not knowing one's right hand from the left; being clueless
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to keep away; to keep at a distance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to come back; to return; to recur
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
(period of) a year; during an era
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to become pale; to turn pale
to shame the name (of); to blot the reputation (of)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to be very surprised; to be flabbergasted
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
man who has never had sex except with sex workers
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
to become inverted; to become reversed
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher