equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
non-leap year; normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.)
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
summer vacation; summer holiday
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
place to go; place one can go
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
world; society; people; the public
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
flare skirt; flared skirt
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
as far as the eye can see
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
in general; generally; usually
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move