going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
to speak; to hear a voice
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
washing machine (laundry)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
difficult to read (e.g. obscure kanji)
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
standby; preparation; arrangement
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified)
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
pinky swear; pinky promise; hooking each other's little fingers to confirm a promise
little finger; pinky; little toe
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
pinky swear; pinky promise; making a pledge by hooking each other's little fingers
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
valuable article; valuables
valuable article; valuables
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
second-hand shop; recycle shop
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
sensibilities (feelings, way of thinking) of the common people; popular sentiment
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation