men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
government; administration; ministry
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to play a leading role; to play a central part
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
disloyal retainer; treacherous subject
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
abuse; misuse; perversion
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
honour; honor; glory; renown
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
anyone can make a mistake; Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; the whole wide world
directions; instructions; usage method
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)