to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
charcoal; charred remains
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to bawl; to cry; to scream
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to have a talk; to tell a story
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to triumph; to be elated with success
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
authenticity; credibility
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
death (of an emperor); demise
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
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
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to put in a word for; to second; to support