reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
together; mutually; fellow
(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity
spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
chance of going out; opportunity (to succeed); musical accompaniment for an actor going on stage
personal grudge; personal enmity
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
God bless me!; Good heavens!
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to become better; to improve
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to pile up; to accumulate
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to hate each other; to hate mutually
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without