flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
near; close; beside; third person
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
to start; to begin; to commence
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
covering; protection; backing; relief
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
instrumental duet; instrumental duo
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to squash; to crush; to flatten
clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (flopping) down
succession; continuation; series; sequence
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
forest conservation; afforestation
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)