to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
contemplation; meditation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
transactions; dealings; business
to do together; to share; to participate in
(within a) territory; domains
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
each time it happens; at all such times
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
somehow; for some reason or other
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
frequency (of appearance)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to happen to meet; to come across
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
Japanese sweets made of bean paste
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to taste; to try (food or drink)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
composed expression; clear face
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
garden watchman; garden keeper; guard of the inner garden
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
viewing as a problem; problematizing
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show