thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)
string instrument; stringed instrument
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
kaiseki; sophisticated traditional Japanese cuisine brought in courses; simple meal eaten before tea is served
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
distinction; differentiation; classification
black stone; black (go pieces)
white stone; white (go pieces)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling
step; stride; counter for steps
(social) class; rank; grade
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
the right person in the right place
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
empty; hollow; bare; vacant; deserted
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
other side; opposite side; other party
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)