incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
sanity; consciousness; soberness
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
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
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
in good health; alive and well; going strong
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
chief; main; principal; major
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
counter for books; volume
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
certain evidence; definite evidence
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
another time; some other time
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure