section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
of no interest; not interested
resourcefulness; ability (esp. to earn a living); dependability; reliability
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to read the situation; to sense the mood
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one