in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
hello; good day; good afternoon
than; from; out of; except; but; more
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
first game; first round (of tennis, etc.)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
dealt hand consisting of one 20-point card and six 1-point cards; outstanding; standing out above the rest
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go
both; both sides; both parties
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be
to attempt; to test; to try out
by myself; in person; by oneself
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember