to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to order; to command; to appoint
business discussion; negotiation
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
preparation; arrangements
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to look away; to turn away
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
blood relationship; blood relative
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
system; institution; organization; organisation
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
one bow; one salute; one greeting
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
cooking (esp. Japanese style); cuisine; (Japanese) restaurant
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
like a decent person; human
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
than; rather than; instead of; from; since; except
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent