to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
each place; various places
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
gem; jewel; precious stone
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
finish; end; completion; result
feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong; not knowing what to do with oneself
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
beyond that point; after that
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to be into something (e.g. a hobby)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip