to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
determination; conviction
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
suicide attack; kamikaze attack
(constructed) shogi problem; shogi puzzle
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
vajra (mystical weapon in Hinduism and Buddhism)
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
deep inside; innermost place
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; expert; virtuoso; master
another; different; separate; discrete
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice