pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
balance; difference (in price, cost); margin
content (of a mineral, etc.)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
counter for wheels and flowers
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
isn't it great?; carnival-like religious celebrations (e.g. dancing festivals) that occurred across Japan from June 1867 to May 1868
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
celebratory banquet; feast
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
men and women of all ages
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
food and (alcoholic) drink
fury; frenzy; madness; wildness
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact