centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
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
finger; hands and fingers; hands
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
deviation; departure; omission
left side; left-hand side
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
right side; right-hand side
place; situation; position; location
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
chatter mark (machine tools)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
to need; to call for; to require
electrophone; electronic musical instrument
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
period of time; time slot; time zone
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
cranial nerves; cerebral nerves
in perfect form; going swimmingly
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to step forward; to volunteer
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)