to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cause a person trouble
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to waste time; to kill time
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
advance; moving forward; progress
(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
expert; skillful person; good move (in shogi, go, etc.); clever move
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
having said that; be that as it may
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions