to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
drama; theatre; theater; play
technique; art; skill; move
kalpa (eon, aeon); ko (in go); position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones
to surround; to crowd around
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
mutual agreement; understanding; common consent
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
day of month; counter for days
lowly people (Edo period); eta
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
silence (not speaking); muteness
everybody for himself; everyone for themselves
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts); hanagasa
to tear off; to strip; to rob
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
New Year's decoration with cocoon-shaped cakes
New Year's decoration of willow, etc. branches with colored rice balls
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate