holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
directly opposite; right in front
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
the real criminal; true culprit
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
fall; decline; string apron; ornamental cords hanging from the front of a sumo wrestler's belt; food offering to the gods; leftovers
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
edge of the eaves; house frontage
jingle; ding; ringing of small bells
elegance; taste; refinement
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
killing two birds with one stone