before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
one's best interests; one's own good
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
to serve one's aim; to serve one's purpose
to add to one's experience; to become skillful
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
ill will; malice; evil intent
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
object of avid desire; object of envy
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
image data; graphics data; digital image
source (e.g. quotation); authority
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
one's turn (esp. in go, shogi, etc.)
elementary; basic; rudimentary
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness