to do together; to share; to participate in
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
expression of love; showing love
freely; right and left; as one pleases
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
children's game in which two groups compete for members by playing janken
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
and; thereupon; because of that
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
abrupt plot change; unexpected story development; story development from out of left field
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
outburst of cicadas singing; chorus of cicadas
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky