ascending and descending; going up and down
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
shell (e.g. electron shell)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
political situation; political affairs
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
schoolgirl; female student
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
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
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
difference; disparity; gap
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
space; interval; space character; whitespace
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
number two; mistress; concubine
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)