principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
All Seats Sold, Thank You; full house; sell-out crowd
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to be intimate with; to befriend
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
when it becomes; when it comes to
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
doubles (tennis, badminton, etc.)
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
shuttlecock; shuttle service (e.g. bus); shuttle (weaving); space shuttle
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition