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
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
difference; disparity; gap
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family
this (very thing); this precisely
bad mannered; naughty; misbehaving
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
anything and everything; just about everything
common name; popular name
space (room, area, outer space)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
limited; limiting; restrictive
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
gazing at (in wonderment)
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to turn against; to become an enemy
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
to hold a child in one's arms; to embrace a child; to provide for a child (children)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
while alive; during one's lifetime
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation
review (of learned material); revision
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to bring back; to restore
to replace; to move; to change the position of