duty; obligation; responsibility
constitutional reform; constitutional amendment
discussion; argument; debate
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
clearly; distinctly; vividly
human relations; personal relationships
to set (sun); to become dark
white key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
black key (on a piano, organ, etc.)
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
composition; setting (of music)
telephone book; telephone directory
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to run about; to rush about
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
imperial court; royal court
banquet or reception hall
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger