both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to remain married for life
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to order; to command; to appoint
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to happen to meet; to come across
weird; disgusting; sickening
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
because of; owing to; due to
to express (in words); to confess
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
objection; dissent; protest
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne