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)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
mackerel tabby (cat); grey tabby
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
to feel; to sense; to experience
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
annual (plant); first-year student
to pick up; to find; to gather
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
reaction; response; reaction
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
to be relieved; to feel relieved