reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
countertop; tabletop; baking tray; baking sheet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
Kitano-tenmangu (shrine in Kyoto)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
moment by moment; hour by hour
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
God; god; ace; king; superior person
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
single word; a few words; brief comment
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
directly opposite; right in front
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case