north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
it's been a long time; long time no see
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be talented; to be able
professional go players' championship series; professional shogi players' championship series
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
100,000; hundred thousand
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
to have a reason; to have an excuse
bet; wager; stake; gamble
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
beyond this point; from now on; after this
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
living by oneself; living alone
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to pick up; to find; to gather
to kill; to choke the life out of
thorough; exhaustive; complete
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful