to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to pout (e.g. lips); to get nervous; to set one's nerves on edge; to raise (e.g. one's voice)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid
mark (for quick identification or recognition); sign; landmark; guide; (arch.) trademark
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
assumed innocence; feigned ignorance
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
mourning (dead persons); memorial
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to do together; to share; to participate in
outside the city area; suburbs
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
at all costs; whatever the price; would give anything
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
high-rise building; tall building; multi-storied building
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
one's assessment of the situation
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification