to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
offense and defense; offence and defence
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
look; glance; stone (in the game of go)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
evident; plain; distinct; clear
with all one's strength; with all one's might
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
chin; jaw; gills; branchia
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
sickle-shaped neck (e.g. snake, praying mantis); crooked neck; gooseneck
cracks or fissures in the ground
all around; as far as the eye can see
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to run about; to rush about
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
Kusanagi no Tsurugi (alternate name for Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi; the sword of the Imperial regalia); grass-mowing sword
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean