cartilage; nankotsu; (dish of) gristle (usu. of chicken, deep-fried)
throne; (the place of) a nobleman's seat
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
to tighten; to press hard
black ground; black cloth
cogon grass (Imperata cylindrica)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
genius; prodigy; natural gift
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
demonstration; show of force
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
feigned; pretending (not to know)
building; construction; group effort by Buddhist practitioners; group activities by a community (e.g. cleaning, etc.)
quick-tempered; impatient
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
floating and sinking; rise and fall; ebb and flow; ups and downs
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
hard fight; difficult struggle
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
hibernation; winter sleep; torpor
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)