Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
refinement; elegance; grace
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
rejection; negation; voting down
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
like he said; same for me; ditto
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
proper; right; reasonable
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
quick work; (clever) feat
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
cards in one's hand; one's hand
strategy meeting; council of war
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach