one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
Japanese timber bamboo (Phyllostachys bambsoides); giant timber bamboo; madake; Henon bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra var. henonis)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to stick it out (until the end)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to begin to crumble; to crumble and fall (or collapse) onto another object
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to fight; to exchange blows; to rally
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
extensive; vast range; wide scope
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
stairs; stairway; staircase
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)