looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
terrain; geographical features; topography
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
pleasant feeling; good vibes
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to thrust before; to thrust at
remembrance; recollection; recognition
colour; color; hue; tints
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
the reverse; other side; lining
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off