to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
warp controller (on a loom)
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
unexpected meeting; coincidence
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
(political) power; authority; influence
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...