to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
party; set; gang; company; person
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
classical elegance; antiquity
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
precipitous cliff; sheer precipice; critical situation
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
(not) a single person; (no) one
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
scolding; reprimand; lecture
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
(having) two choices; choice between two things