encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
like that; that way; thus
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted