information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
boiled and half-dried bonito
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
imagination; supposition; guess
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
prejudice; bias; distorted view
how many people; a number of people
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
opposite side; opposition
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
to flare up; to burst into flames
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
extinguishing; dying out (of a fire); putting out
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
template; run of the mill; formulaic
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
financial power; financial means; wealth
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)