to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela
gleaming; shining; glistening
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to call in; to invite; to bring in
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
remembrance; recollection; recognition
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
large build; large pattern
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
first meeting; first interview with
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
older brother; elder brother
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
strong-willed person; old hand; shrewd rascal; strong man; brave man
vocal sound; tone of voice
old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch