piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to affix; to append; to entrust; to refer; to follow (the leader); to submit (a document, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
simply put; putting it simply; in short
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
protruding eyes; person with protruding eyes; result of a dice roll; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
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
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
rest; break; recess; intermission
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
particulars; details; specified items
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
time; hour; period; class
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell