to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
division by 1000; one-thousandth
to knead well; to polish; to refine
the very best; excellent; superb
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
clearly; distinctly; vividly
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
hand-to-hand combat; fighting at close quarters; close combat
being about to cry; the verge of tears
unlucky day; bad day; evil day; critical day (for a crop)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
definite decision; final decision
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to control; to command; to get the better of
flustered; confused; panicked
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
(not) even once; (not) ever
inexcusable; unjustifiable; sorry; remorseful; excuse me; (I'm) sorry
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
playability; game-like quality
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
staying the night; lodging (at)
declaration; statement; proclamation
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
tendency; trend; inclination
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
right and wrong; good and evil
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds