the positive and the negative; yin and yang
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to hide; to keep to oneself
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
carnivore; carnivorous animal
to relax; to feel at home
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
military doctor; army surgeon
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
lack of individuality or personality
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye