earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
ear cleaning; cleaning one's ears
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to throw open; to leave open
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
like that; that way; thus
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
Ashikaga Takauji (1305-1358.6.7)
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
interference; meddling; butting in
superior; superiors; senior
voluntary training; voluntary practice; free practice
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick
meditation; contemplation
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course