to face on; to look out on to
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
person being waited for; person who waits
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
exactly as stated; verbatim
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
writing; composition; essay; sentence
enumeration; citation; listing
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
classification; assortment
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
to join together; to combine; to join up
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
expression; look; countenance; face
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
to pitch camp; to set up camp
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend