to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
nod; inclination of the head
kindness; intimacy; friendship
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
recuperation; medical treatment
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to watch over; to watch attentively
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
chance (of success); odds
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
undergoing training; learning
changing the world; turning the tide; torpedo modified as a suicide weapon (used in WWII)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment