by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
student (esp. a university student)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
loop line; (transportation) belt line
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
direct connection; direct link
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
chalk (mineral); white wall
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to face; to go towards; to head towards
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
minority group (party); minority
most part; greater part; majority
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to come to one's senses; to calm down
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)