position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
rather; sooner; preferably
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
fine weather; fair weather
the same as always; day after day
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to taste; to try (food or drink)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
surely; certainly; without doubt
disturbance; riot; mayhem
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
story; tale; talk; discussion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas