stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack
good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
to become dim-witted; to lose one's edge; to become insensitive
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
fruit of one's labor; result of one's efforts
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
in the meantime; meanwhile
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen