ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
grey-faced buzzard (Butastur indicus); gray-faced buzzard
addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by
move; (skilled) shogi player
slipping one's hand beneath the opponent's arm and latching on to the underside of his belt
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
directions; instructions; orders; command
insertion; plug; (electrical) outlet; spasm of pain; griping pain
length; diameter; distance across
cabinetwork; joinery; hair ornament; hairpin; (arch.) colours; (arch.) banner
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)
hindrance; offense; offence; prohibition
carrying upon two persons' shoulders
insertion; letter drop; sending to a prisoner; thing sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
(being) face to face; facing each other
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
pointing (at; with one's finger)
seizure; attachment; foreclosure
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
face to face; between two persons
prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction
stealthy steps; spurt to overtake a leading horse just before the finish line
type of hakama worn in ancient times
soy sauce bottle; soy sauce dispenser; soy sauce cruet
adding water (to a plant)
replayed game after a draw (in shogi)
limit price (e.g. on a stock transaction); price limit
samurai who carries his general's banner while riding into battle; small war flag attached to the back of one's armour during battle
carrying a portable shrine with arms stretched out (i.e. without shouldering it)
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
holding (an umbrella) over something; lean-to roof
(lubricating) oil; oiling a machine
adding soil to a flowerbed
a quick thrust of the hand
small standard worn on the back of armour during battle
to deliberately misinterpret; to invert right and wrong; (lit.) to point to a deer and call it a horse
bow-shaped whale-bone or copper hairpins used to increase the volume on the side of a woman's hair (Edo period)
halter (for restraining a horse, etc.)