continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
tandem; (riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle
solitude; loneliness; isolation
group; bunch; crowd; group
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
ponds and swamps; retard; mentally disabled person
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
migration; move; emigration; immigration
destination (one is heading towards); goal
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
migratory bird; bird of passage
intelligence; intellect; brains
male and female (animals); the two sexes; victory and defeat; strengths and weaknesses
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
popular person; favorite; favourite
while alive; during one's lifetime
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
festival merrymaking; revelry
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
Japan Academy; learned society; academy; institute
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky