fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
stone; bijou; trinket; stone (unit of weight: 14lb); curling stone; curling rock
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
depending on; dependent on
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
global maximum; greatest value
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
making obligatory; making compulsory
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
blue sky; skyrocketing (of prices); having no limit; the sky being the limit
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
original (that was parodied or acted as an inspiration for something else, etc.); source
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
commuter pass; season ticket