a square sun (i.e. approx 9sq. cm.); one's mind; space occupied by one's heart
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
art of war; strategy; tactics
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
financial difficulty; distress
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
contract; compact; agreement
interference; meddling; butting in
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
evening; early night hours