awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
every year; yearly; annually
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use
honour; honor; glory; privilege
excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
detour; circuitous route; diversion
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
February; second month of the lunar calendar
staying behind; remaining; residual
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
gigantic stone; megalith; massive boulder
occupation; calling; livelihood
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant