mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in comparison to; rather than
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
please; somehow or other; one way or another
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
that's the way it is; such is life
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
only; merely; but; no more than
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving