proper; right; reasonable
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to cause a person trouble
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
if it is the case that ...
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
repentance; confession; penitence
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to correct oneself; to restate
essence; true nature; substance; reality
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
Zen dialogue; Zen questions and answers
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
otherwise; or else; if not
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
something wrapped in a furoshiki
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
third stage; three stages
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly