to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to show up; to appear; to turn up
meaningless; insignificance
watchful waiting; careful supervision
deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
meanwhile; in the meantime
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
to withdraw into oneself; to shut oneself away; to seclude oneself
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
(senior player's) king; Ōshō (one of the eight major titles in professional shogi)
professional shogi player; professional go player
rational; logical; coherent
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
once-in-a-lifetime encounter; uniquely precious experience; (lit.) one lifetime, one meeting
tea ceremony; Way of Tea; sadō
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
air conditioning; air cooling
wintertime; winter season
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
studies; schoolwork; classwork
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
running backwards; running with the head turned back
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
vengeful spirit (spawned from a living person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
air of seniority; patronizing attitude