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
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
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
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 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
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
a few seconds; several seconds
to become settled; to be fixed
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
to capture a silver general; to desilverize; to desilverise
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two