to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative
losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
(in) the air; midair; sky
double; twice (as much); twofold
decrease; reduction; decline
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
special occupation; principal occupation; specialty; monopoly
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
woman or girl who acts cute by playing innocent and helpless
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
magic sword; cursed sword
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)