counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
district; section; sector
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
retention; maintenance; preservation
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
whatever the case; under any circumstances
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
this world; this life; world of the living
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to fall for (someone's smooth talk); to be taken in (by honeyed words)
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
to stare back (at); to glare back
sake made without added alcohol or sugar
ginjō sake; high-quality sake brewed by low temperature fermentation from white rice milled to 60%
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
and yet; though; when; in spite of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
pure heart; naivete; innocence