(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to beat time; to mark time
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
one-pot meal of green onions and tuna
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
you (plural); all of you; you all
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to lose sight of; to miss
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.