indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
astonished; stunned; startled out of one's wits; thunderstruck; open-eyed astonishment
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
cleaning dust etc. from rooms; housecleaning; (the traditional Japanese end-of-the-year, 13th December) big house cleaning; spring cleaning (only not in spring)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
major cleanup; spring cleaning
God; god; ace; king; superior person
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
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve
soba eaten at the end of the month (esp. at the end of the year)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment