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
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
serious wound; serious injury
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
change of voice (during puberty); break of voice
verbal message; word (from someone)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
sickroom; hospital room; ward
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
another time; some other time
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
I have nothing to do with it
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)