to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
first class plus; extra special
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
pot; (arch.) typical name for a female servant in the Edo-period; working at night; female with symptoms of gender identity disorder (e.g. a transvestite)
tool; implement; means; furniture
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
established fact; fait accompli
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to be erected; to be built
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
misanga bracelet; good luck charm made from knotted embroidery floss, thread or gimp
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
turtle (esp. a sea turtle); turtleneck sweater
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
(formation of) three people sleeping side by side (esp. a child between two parents); (lit.) "river" character