yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
battle array; battle formation; battlefield
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
nth year in the Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
white silk; prime; principle
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
little by little; bit by bit
to extend; to expand; to spread out
inside; interior; inner part
bubbliness (of a carbonated drink); sound of bubbles (of a carbonated drink); fluffiness (of a cake, souffle, whipped cream)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
already; now; no longer; not any more
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience