contest; comparison; competition
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
three sides; small offering stand
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
mountain ridge; near a mountain
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
twice; again; second time
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around