at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
to burst (open); to break; to split
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
older brother; elder brother
eternal; unlimited; endless
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
memory; sense; experience
wandering; rambling; roaming
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
continuation; succession; series
clear; distinct; evident; definite
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to express (in words); to confess
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to pass (of time); to elapse
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
narrow; cramped; small-sized
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view