form; shape; figure; visage
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
beginning; outset; first; onset
Hodo Station (news program on Asahi television)
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
omitted character; omitted letter
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
program (e.g. TV); programme
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
hey there; I say; see here
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
is it?; isn't it?; be; is