highest-ranking blind court official; temple administrator; shrine administrator; administrator of a manor; (arch.) inspection; (arch.) inspector
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
great master of go; great master of shogi
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
scroll; counter for scrolls
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
succession to another's professional name
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
polite; respectful; reverent
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
visual hallucination; vision
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
short pause; short interval
right to choose; a say; option
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
reaching; attaining; arrival
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre