brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
tabby cat; tiger cat; striped cat
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
that year; same year; same age
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
strategist; tactician; schemer
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
quick to seize an opportunity
global maximum; greatest value
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
decapitation; decapitated head
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling