latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
the first and second; a few
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
concentration of mind; mental concentration (on some task)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
free from worldly or worthless thoughts
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to be too late; to be too slow
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)
per person; per capita; per head
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
now that; since; so long as; because
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
distrust; unjust suspicion
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué