administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
spirit world; underworld; the next world
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
perception; sensation; awareness
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
full view; plain sight; completely visible
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to have excess momentum (from going too fast, using too much force, etc.); to get carried away; to go overboard; to overdo (something)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
(not) a single person; (no) one
instead; but (on the other hand)
how; in what way; by what means
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
woman; female; feminine gender
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly