power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to become better; to improve
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
one eye; one of one's eyes
to close (one's eyes); to shut
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
feelings; thoughts; meaning
not limited to; not just ...
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
purificatory font at shrines and temples; kitchen; cupboard; room adjacent to a tea ceremony room, where utensils are washed; vendor of drinking water; building for taking refuge during a flood
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to ask a high price; to overcharge
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that