to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
fence; hedge; railing; barrier; wall
(small) cargo vessel; lighter
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
red-haired and blue-eyed (person); a Westerner
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
political donation; political contribution
donation; contribution; offering
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
number of times; frequency; count
interior design; interior; upholstery
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
accompanying; being in attendance on; inner offerer (any of the 10 high-ranking monks serving at the inner offering hall)
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
construction; establishment
to need; to demand; to take; to require
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
the same domain; the same province