to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
dish towel; tea towel; dishcloth
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
handrail; railing; banister
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta
playing cards; mahjong tiles made of animal bone
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)
(arch.) female slave; female servant; housemaid
merchant house employee; tradesman
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
for a while; for some time; for a period
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
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)
on top of a tall building; balcony; upper floor
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
clove (Syzygium aromaticum)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use