to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
president (of a society); chairman
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
other side; opposite side; other party
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
this and that; one thing or another
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
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
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
single standard; single base; single-feature show
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to pause; to have a short intermission
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
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)
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
point of dissatisfaction; complaint; gripe; issue
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material