to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology
vocal sound; tone of voice
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
match; game; bout; contest
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
such; this sort of; like this
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to jump at; to be attracted by
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
successively; one after another
to push (something) against
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before