hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
tenugui; (hand) towel (usu. thin cotton cloth)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
menu (in a French restaurant)
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
covered with; stained; smeared
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
gem; jewel; precious stone
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
sliding; slipping; slide; "slide" under the opponents stones by playing a move (usually keima or ogeima) on the second line
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
clearness; clarity; skillfulness (skilfulness)