skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
ceremony; celebration; law code
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
don't you think?; indicates question
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
pure sake; full-bodied sake; pure
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
price; cost; value; worth; value
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
relatively; comparatively
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result