figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
how; in what way; how about
don't worry; there's no need to worry
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to speak; to hear a voice
column of water; water column
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
welcome!; nice to see you!
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to make an appearance; to show up
light; faint; pale; fleeting
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out