to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
middle of the night; dead of night
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
all-night vigil over a body; wake
traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
talking about memories; reminiscences
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
to feel depressed; to be down
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
confidentially; privately; off the record
certainly; surely; definitely
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
laws (of nature); (divine) providence
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
to face on; to look out on to