direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to make a fool of someone
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
care; precaution; guarding; caution
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
Chinese-style low dining table; Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki Chinese style low dining table; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
hedge; fence; border; limit
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)