God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
incident; affair; happening; event
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to bring; to take; to bring about
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
your body; your health; yourself; you
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
disaster; calamity; misfortune
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment