to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
complete change; about-face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to repeat; to do over again
simply; merely; only; solely
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small number; few; minority
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
offense and defense; offence and defence
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
25th day of the month; 25 days