person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
(being) worth seeing; impressive
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to approach the year end; to be jammed tight
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
toilet articles; makeup kit
spine (of book); binding (of book)
matter to be checked or investigated
surreptitious glance; looking furtively
taking the field first, thus batting second
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
switching over to; migration; transition
U.S. forces; American military
a person without a single relative
action committee; executive committee
women's group; women's association
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
double-headed eagle (symbol of heraldry)
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
disputed territory; conflict area
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
bearing; heading; point of the compass
linear; rectilinear; straight-line; straightforward; simple