Keyword
towards each other
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig222
Readings
あい
(68%)
そう
(28%)
Composed of
tree
eye
Mnemonic

Do you know the famous quote by Nietzsche: "When you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you."? Yes? No? Well, it doesn't matter. The same thing applies here. If you (represented be an eye here) and a tree face towards each other then, well, you'll be looking at the tree, and the tree will be looking at you.

Used in kanji (5 in total)
heartfelt thought
box
frost
phonetic 'shou'
Used in vocabulary (936 in total)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
truth; real situation
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
partner; pal; accomplice
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
difference; discrepancy; variation
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
coupled with; together
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
aspect; phase; condition; modality
mutual; reciprocal
prime minister; premier; chancellor
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
minister (of a government department)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
Foreign Minister
partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
succession; inheritance
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
professional sumo wrestling
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
yen exchange rate
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
playmate; playfellow
aspect; appearance; physiognomy (as an indication of one's fortune); aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
beyond one's means or position
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
countenance; features; looks
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
child consultation center; children's welfare center
adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
looks; features
furious facial expression
a considerable number; a fair number
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
sleeping posture
extravagant; absurd
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
expression; looks
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
defense minister; defence minister
mutual understanding
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service
partaking; participating; taking part in; sharing (something with someone)
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
to wrestle with; to contest an issue; to take part in sumo
sharing a room; dormitory room; match between wrestlers from the same stable
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
deputy prime minister; vice prime minister
making different (comic) faces, esp. using small props
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
look of death (in one's face); shadow of death; face of a dead person
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
opposing role; partner
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
resemblance; likeness; similarity; analogy
foreign ministerial conference; meeting of foreign ministers
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
Minister of Justice
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
(points of) difference
lines of the palm (in palm reading); appearance of the palm of the hand
without doubt; certain; sure
to fight each other; to clash
previous prime minister (immediately preceding the incumbent); former prime minister; ex-premier
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Minister of Agriculture
(appropriate for) one's age
coupled with; together
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
Home Minister (pre-1947)
within one's means
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair; mistress; lover
inheritance; succession to property
prime minister's official residence
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Minister of the Environment
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications
unusual appearance; extraordinary countenance; striking features
tossing and turning while asleep
consultation office; information center; bureau; agency
changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
former boyfriend; former girlfriend
Minister of State for Special Missions
bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance
heir; heiress; inheritor
inheritance tax; death duty
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
grand chancellor (highest-ranking minister in ancient China); chief councillor; minister (Chinese-style title)
consultation; conference
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
sumo wrestler; rikishi
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
personal description
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
State Minister in Charge of Economic and Fiscal Policy; Minister of Finances (Brazil); Minister for the Economy
features; appearance
advice center; help desk; helpline; support hotline
rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
exchange rate; rate of exchange
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
correlation; interrelation
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
multiplication; synergism
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
correlation diagram; correlation chart; relationship chart (of characters in a televised drama, etc.)
to become
beyond one's means or position; inappropriate to one's lot in life
pushing sumo; classic way of wrestling without using the belt
the other party (usu. in business); person or party with whom you are dealing (on the other end)
succession to headship of a family
contrary to one's expectations
phase transition; phase change; phase transformation
quits; even; square
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
mutual relationship; interrelationship; interaction
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
negotiable; further discussion needed
hue; color phase; colour phase
child consultation center; child consultation centre
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
communications partner; entity at the end of a communication
wrestling in which both wrestlers grasp the other's belt with both hands
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
to line up with
forgive me; my sincere apologies
sumo world; sumo wrestling community
difference; discrepancy; variation
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Transport Minister
mutual love
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
inheritance
sign; signal; cue
mutual visitation; reciprocal visits
opponent's side of court (in tennis, etc.)
Minister for Tourism; Tourism Minister
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
to fight each other; to clash
similar figures (in geometry)
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
evil countenance
to occur one after another; to happen in succession
reporting, contacting, and consultation
phase space; topological space
to smile broadly; to grin widely
personal description
legal consultation; (giving) legal advice
someone's looks and personal appearance
appropriate to one's lot in life; within one's means; fitting to one's position; suitable to one's social status
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
forgive me; my sincere apologies
thumb wrestling
frightful face
illicit sexual relations (e.g. incest, adultery)
market manipulation; market rigging
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
compatibility horoscope (esp. for love); compatibility reading
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
one after the other; successively
various aspects; various phases
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
Minister of Finance
rejection of an inheritance; waiving of inheritance
physique; phrenology
to be equal in number, degree, etc. (of two things in opposition); to balance; to cancel out
mutual opposition; contrariety; contradiction; repulsion
army minister
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to resemble each other; to resemble one another
draw; tie; quits; even; square
Minister of Commerce and Industry
preliminary bouts with unranked wrestlers; unranked wrestlers
physiognomy
to end; to be finished; to be exhausted; to die; to perish; to pass away
to do something together
relativity; interconnectedness; correlation
to pile up; to cumulate
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
Minister of Education
interviewee; subject of an interview
to read (a person's) physiognomy
Minister for Culture (e.g. in Brazil, France); Minister of Culture
relative evaluation; comparative assessment
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
superficial; shallow
free phone consultation; free phone consultation service
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
Minister of Education, Science and Culture
to compete with each other
acquaintance
facing one's opponent head-on and winning via overwhelmingly superior strength or skill; match in which a yokozuna overpowers his opponent
fellow sufferers pity each other
aspect; phase; phenomenon
to meet one another
Minister for Digital Transformation
aspect, position, layout, etc. of a house (determining the residents' fortune); physiognomy of a house
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
mutual affection; mutual love
theory of relativity; relativism
paper sumo; children's game of sumo played with paper cutouts of wrestlers
to know each other; to exchange vows; to love each other
forbidding look; uncanny look
an ideal topography for the four Taoist gods, with a river in the east, a broad avenue in the west, a basin in the south, and a hill in the north
system allowing for election of the prime minister by popular vote
educational counseling; educational guidance
buoyant market (on season-opening); festive market
intercommunication (usu. in telecoms contexts)
embrace; hug
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
mutually contradictory
share in inheritance; inheritance share; portion of inheritance
to defeat one's opponent
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
inheritance; inherited property; heritage
to be adjacent (with each other); to come into contact (with each other); to touch (each other); to neighbor (neighbour); to border
Mongolian wrestling; Mongolian sumo
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
wrestlers with the same win-loss record at the end of a tournament
flora (e.g. of a region)
equality; being equal
to fight each other; to clash
complement
to grow together; to join together (in doing something)
mutual use of company facilities (e.g. rail tracks for through service, airport facilities, code-sharing, etc.)
to fight each other; to clash
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
to be incompatible; to be contradictory
to pity (one another); to commiserate
to assess (often one's fate)
preliminary consultation; arrangements
face-to-face encounter
form; appearance; form (in Aristotelianism); eidos
equal to each other
two-phase
mutual assured destruction; mutually assured destruction; MAD
palm reading; palm reader; palmist
decedent; deceased; inheritee
staying in the same inn or hotel; rooming together
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
stock market quotation
marriage counseling; marital counseling
fellow students
prosopagnosia; face blindness
Navy Minister
amateur sumo wrestling
shirizumo; back-to-back sumo; game in which players push each other with their buttocks
sōrin; finial of a Japanese pagoda
floating exchange rate system
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in)
opponent's territory (comp. karuta); the section of the playing field where one's opponent places their cards
interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection
point of likeness (between); resemblance; similarity
Minister of Labor (Labour)
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
kusōzu; painting depicting the nine stages of decomposition of a corpse
Hosso sect of Buddhism (Japanese equivalent of the Chinese Faxiang sect)
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
mudra; hand sign
vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
to be different (from each other); to differ
to be different (from each other); to differ
coming together and dissolving into oneness; being closely related; being inseparable
ritual matches held at a shrine
physiognomy indicating ill fortune concerning women
to pity (one another); to commiserate
episode (of a mental illness); phase (of a disease)
cross connection; interconnection; internetworking
phases of the age (times)
going price; general custom
reporting, contacting, and consultation
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
the empty nature of all things
principle of reciprocity
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
Minister of the Left (Chinese-style title)
the said (cabinet) minister; in-phase (component of a wave); homeomorphism
auspicious appearance; good or lucky omen
sumo-themed song; song sung at sumo events
wrestling performed in imperial presence
phase contrast
nomination to become prime minister
the Book of Divination
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
existing in opposition or interdependence
to have a consanguineous feud; to fight between family members; to have an internecine feud
consumer advice; consumer consultation
generals and prime ministers
succession to or inheritance of property
sleeping without turning over
coupled with; together
is no match for; can't hold a candle to
evening bell; vespers bell
ultimogeniture; postremogeniture
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
minister outside the cabinet; junior minister
happy-looking
sleeping without turning over
sleeping without turning over
fellow sufferers pity each other
fine-point brushes
Minister of the Right (Chinese-style title)
vendor at a sumo tournament
three phases
fund-raising tournaments (during the Edo period)
antiphase; reverse phase
Buddhist priest who is also an important politician
to be prepared; to be arranged; to be done; to be in order; to be put in order
homeomorphism; topological equivalence
gas phase; gaseous phase
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
circle painted with a single stroke in Zen calligraphy (representing the perfect peace of mind)
Minister of Finance; Treasurer
Indian wrestling
to mutually shine on (each other)
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
phase shifting; phase shift
to be compatible (with); to be in harmony; to coexist
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
liquid phase
formal cause (one of Aristotle's four fundamental types of answer to the question "why?")
sumo wrestling using strength instead of technique
to get along well together; to be in tune with one another; to harmonize with each other; to go well together
complementarity; complementation
to adjoin each other; to be beside one another
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
brother-in-law
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
(the art of) physiognomy
palmistry; chiromancy
futures price; forward price; forward rate (of exchange)
worthy opponent; good match for someone; well-matched adversary
concept that all things and phenomena reflect the truth
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
exhibition match held at a wrestler's retirement ceremony
lunar phase; phase of the Moon
appearance; phenomenon
fundamental interaction; fundamental force
pair of persons (especially a married couple) being intimate and harmonious; being happily married
phrenology; physiognomy
to pile up; to cumulate
fellow soldiers rely on one another; people in the same situation should help each other
boom (e.g. in stock prices)
minister in charge of financial affairs
enshrinement of two or more deities in one building of a shrine; shrine building dedicated to two or more deities
physiognomy; divination by facial features
appearance or demeanor that attracts unsavory males
bullish market; bull market
if it is possible
color circle; color wheel
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance; Comecon
to strive for mutual understanding
tournament other than the six major tournaments
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
having completely different natures and being incompatible with each other; like oil and water; (lit.) ice and (charcoal) fire cannot coexist
Labor Minister
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
Welfare Minister
dancing together in unison (in noh, kyogen, etc.)
four essential elements of existence (birth, ageing, illness and death); four-phase; quadri-phase
the passive; passive voice
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
to be true to one's name; to live up to one's reputation
to be together always (esp. married couple); to be inseparable; to live in perfect harmony
dharmalaksana (dharma characteristics, the specific characteristics of all manifest phenomena); Hosso sect of Buddhism
(obtaining) quotes from several companies; (fielding) competitive bids; competitive bidding
part of the shrine dedication ceremony at the Hachiman shrine in Yoshitomi, where articulated wooden dolls enact a sumo bout
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
joint ownership; sharing; going Dutch
dollar-yen rate; USD-JPY exchange rate
court nobles and state ministers
competitive bids; competitive bidding
to be profoundly compatible; to be inseparable; to be so close as to reveal to each other the bottom of one's heart
playmate; playfellow
Aizawa incident (assassination of Major General Tetsuzan Nagata by Lieutenant Colonel Saburo Aizawa; August 12, 1935)
to be happily married; (lit.) to go together like two zithers
Minister of International Trade and Industry
homothetic ratio; similitude ratio; ratio of magnification; dilation factor; scale factor
mutual assistance; mutual sympathy
physiognomist
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
shallow and unwise; superficial and thoughtless
fixed exchange rate system
amateur wrestling on a street corner or in an empty field (esp. in autumn); wrestling show in a roadside tent
due diligence; due care; reasonable diligence; reasonable care
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
ceiling price; official quotation
gold bullion quotation; gold rate; price of gold
Minister for Economics and Finance
certainly; surely
being on duty with a colleague; partner; colleague
diploid phase (of an organism, cell, etc.); diploid state; diplophase
single-phase alternating current; haploid phase (of an organism, cell, etc.); haplophase
double pine; twin pines
to compete with each other
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
debate; argument; lawsuit; (legal) dispute
house divination; divination based on the position and form of a house
writing style used to write the rankings
quits; even; square
for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
fixed exchange rates; pegged rate of exchange; fixed rate
taoiseach; prime minister of Ireland
to be prepared; to be arranged; to be done; to be in order; to be put in order
fresh or dried fish preserved in salt
comparative negligence
a fight between equally great opponents; (lit.) dragon and tiger fighting one another
sitting between the host and guest of honour at a drinking party (honor); companion
for enemies and allies to pull back their troops at the same time; responding to enemy arrow fire with arrow fire
high status does not depend on birth; every man can achieve great power if he exerts himself
phase III study; phase III trial
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
bear market; bearish market; weak market
medium-sized paper (approx. 15x21 cm, used for notebooks); medium-sized photo print (approx. 10x13 cm)
strongly attached to each other; inseparable
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
phase II study; phase II trial
developing together
State Minister in Charge of Science and Technology Policy
portrait or sculpture of a renowned Zen monk
Minister for the Restoration from and Prevention of Nuclear Accidents
brother-in-law
"new" sumo (for women) conducted on a mat, wearing leotards instead of a mawashi
market trend; stock movements
phase I study; phase I trial
entail (in Western common law); fee tail
if it is possible
to accompany someone; to bring someone along; to get married
to help each other; to complement
correlation coefficient
bull market; bullish market; strong market
multiple people holding the same item with their chopsticks; passing something from chopstick to chopstick
good relationship
classification of the sutras and their teachings
fortune-telling based on the physiognomy of a house
opposition; incompatibility (of ideas, characteristics, etc.); reciprocity
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
to be mutually dependent
gut-brain connection; gut-brain axis
exchange rates of the dollar
the active; active voice
advice column; agony aunt column
fundamental interaction (i.e. gravitation, electromagnetism, weak interaction, strong interaction)
black-market price
to ultimately fail despite being in a favourable position; to fail at the last moment; to win the battle but lose the war; (lit.) to have the upper hand in sumo (technique) but lose the match
homeomorphism; bicontinuous function; topological mapping
salt equivalent; sodium chloride equivalent
in every game or play, differences in skill between individuals can be substantial
draw; tie; quits; even; square
drinking alcohol while pouring it for each other
insect fighting; bug fighting
small Philippine acacia (Acacia confusa); Taiwan acacia
hereditary succession
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
quits; even; square
quits; even; square
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella; drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
generating cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood generates fire, fire generates earth, earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood); mutual generation
alternately; in succession
a couple strangely but happily united; uncanny relationship formed by a quirk of fate
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
double wing attack (opening); mutual attack
official seal; verification seal; affixing a seal to an official document; making a joint signature or seal
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
buoyant market (on season-opening); festive market
Sagami Railway
kusōzu; painting depicting the nine stages of decomposition of a corpse
sunset; evening bell; vespers bell
catch crop; intercropping
to be coupled with; to be combined with; (arch.) to await
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
competitive bids; competitive bidding
children's sumo
(obtaining) quotes from several companies; (fielding) competitive bids; competitive bidding
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
cylindrical box used to measure rice; shape for forming rice; single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
doing together; being on par; being equal
doing together; being on par; being equal
doing together; being on par; being equal
doing together; being on par; being equal
phase III study; phase III trial
to profit at someone else's expense; to rob Peter to pay Paul; to take risks with other people's money; (lit.) to wrestle sumo in someone else's loincloth
phase II study; phase II trial
phase I study; phase I trial
register-specific word; word used in a particular social group or situation
to be mutually dependent
fictitious transaction
three-phase alternating current
prime minister also serving as foreign minister
single serving of rice (esp. as prison food)
floating exchange rate system; flexible exchange rate system
progressive aspect
market price of copper
relative respectful speech; relative honorifics
nuclear phase (of an organism, cell, etc.)
alternation of nuclear phases
in phase; in-phase; co-phase
writing style used to write the rankings
wrestling performed in the presence of the empress or crown prince
sumo performed as part of Shinto harvest festivities
sumo performed at ancient Japanese imperial court
local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)
railroading an opponent straight out of the ring
adverb equivalent; adverbial equivalent
blood feud; domestic discord
incompetent cabinet minister; figurehead minister
transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to son
generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple
speculators' (speculative) market
match held in front of the Emperor
bout that goes according to a wrestler's strategy; match that goes according to one's plan
the market trend in the near future
strongly correlated electron system
half lap joint between parallel boards
half lap joint between parallel boards
match that determines if a rikishi will have more wins than losses
wrestling performed in a sitting position
spot rate (of exchange)
adversary party; opposing party
theory of linguistic relativity
solid phase
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
phase modulation recording; phase encoding
HATS; Harmonization of Advanced Telecommunication Systems
recipient (of email, e.g.)
interchangeability; interoperability
transinformation (content); transferred information; transmitted information; mutual information
interconnection; interoperability
interconnection test; interoperability test
permanent virtual connection; PVC
relative command; relative instruction
relative command; relative instruction
complementary operation
the good and bad deeds cancel each other out; good deeds make up for the bad
wrestler; rikishi
complementary distribution
phase-transfer emulsification
mutual love
liquid (phase) deposition; liquid (phase) epitaxy
noun that can be used as an adverb; temporal noun
vapor-phase epitaxial growth; vapor-phase epitaxy; VPE
vapor phase epitaxy; VPE; vapor phase epitaxial growth
liquid phase epitaxial growth; liquid phase epitaxy; LPE
perfective aspect
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
very sorry; remorseful; apologetic; contrite
weather-driven market; weather-dependent market
multiple correlation coefficient
genetic counseling; genetic counselling
homologous recombination
mutual savings bank
two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
two people riding in a palanquin together (esp. a man and a woman)
growing old together (as a married couple)
partner; someone who shares one's load
halving; scarfing; halving joint
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
mutual mourning (during which one does not make condolence calls or offer to help others also in mourning)
go played by two equally skilled players
two people riding in a palanquin together
topological dimension
renting a house in the same block of houses as someone else; person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself
renting a house in the same block of houses as someone else; person who rents a house in the same block of houses as oneself
dish of white and red-fleshed fish arranged next to each other
the same age
marriage following adultery and a subsequent divorce
product-moment correlation coefficient
telegraphic transfer selling (currency rate); TTS
telegraphic transfer buying (currency rate); TTB
buying rate (currency)
selling rate (currency)
gap; space; good relationship
gap; space; good relationship
to brush against; to rub together
closing price (stock-market); closing quotation
phase transformation; phase transition
game in which two people hop on one foot and push each other
to have mixed feelings of love and hatred; to love and hate equally
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together; by practice far apart
even an unruly horse can be tamed
Minister of the Imperial Household
Bilateria (animals with bilateral symmetry); bilaterian
incoming prime minister
ingressive aspect; inceptive aspect; inchoative aspect
durative aspect; continuative aspect; continuous aspect
telephone counselling; telephone consultation
consultation matter; topic for advice
all things in nature; the whole creation
spurious relationship; spurious correlation
nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness; sympathetic pregnancy
nausea triggered by seeing one's partner experiencing morning sickness; sympathetic pregnancy
plurality; relative majority
palmistry; palm reading; chiromancy
palmistry; palm reading; chiromancy
side platform; marginal platform; single-face platform
single-phase alternating current
relationship between two neighboring properties; neighbor law; neighbors' rights
opponent team; opposing team
active phase (of an illness); duration of an episode
competitor; rival; competition
International Sumo Federation (highest body in amateur sumo)
Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan
Aiaibakama (noh farce)
Daiichi Sougin (former bank)
Samyutta Nikaya; Connected Discourses; Kindred Sayings
Japanese nightingale (Leiothrix lutea); Peking robin; red-billed leiothrix
Examples (200 in total)
I wonder what the other party would think if I said this.
Yes, it's someone you know well, too.
But, I never had anyone I could talk to like this.