funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
complete change; about-face
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
night air; stillness of night; cool evening
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
opposite side; other side; other party
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be found; to be discovered
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane