broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
school; school building; schoolhouse
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
place; position; location; position; standing; status
recall; recall factor; recall ratio
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
encampment; position; side; end; goal area
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
promotion; raising of status
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
telecommunications equipment; communication device
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
to begin (doing); to start (doing)