wood (for building); lumber; timber
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
on the occasion of; at the time of
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
innumerable; countless; numberless
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to break the silence; to break one's silence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
fruition; fructification; bearing fruit; bearing fruit (of efforts, plans, etc.); coming to fruition; yielding success
recognition; acquaintance
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
being startled; getting a shock
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to raise one's voice; to shout
ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami
enumeration; citation; listing