stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
softness; gentleness; weakness
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
godan (verb, verb conjugation); fifth rank (in martial arts, go, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre
day on which the temperature rises above 30 degrees Celsius
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
long (i.e. full-length) pants (as opposed to shorts)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
line; queue; procession; matrix
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
hat worn by kindergarten or primary school pupils walking to school
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
welcome!; nice to see you!
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
popular person; favorite; favourite
splish-splash; with a splash
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement