directly opposite; right in front
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
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; strolling; rambling; idly; lazily
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
wherein; therein; thereinto
splash of mud; mud spatter
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
president (of an organization); director general; governor (of a central bank); party leader (esp. LDP)
independent state; independent nation
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
reality; actuality; hard fact
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
Benten (goddess of arts and wisdom)
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)