warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
1,000,000; one million; million; many
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
as far as the eye can see
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox