to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
sharing; division; draw; tie
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
although I say; although one might say; although called
place; situation; position; location
(period of) a year; during an era
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
name; given name; first name
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
after school (at the end of the day)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
inattention; absent-mindedness
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning