chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
expression; look; countenance; face
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
weather; fair weather; fine weather
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
in accordance with; according to
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
snowy; covered in deep snow
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
mountain range; mountain belt
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
war; fighting; fierce competition
misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
case; occasion; situation; circumstances