wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
contradiction; inconsistency
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
road mirage; water mirage
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
recommendation; endorsement
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
direct connection; direct link
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
act of self-harm; self-injurious behavior; self-injurious behaviour
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
to come to one's senses; to calm down
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
split; division; break up
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
to understand (each other); to comprehend