unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
variation in color (colour); having a different color
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
beyond imagination; unimaginable
body; physical system; (the) person
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
odds and ends; all; every
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
food; food products; foodstuffs