tension; mental strain; nervousness
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to say (something) over one's shoulder
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
castle tower; keep; donjon
inner citadel; core; center; centre
founder of a religious sect
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
directions; instructions; orders; command
tea-ceremony procedures; skill; dexterity; (arch.) you
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
if so; if it be so; in that case; then