opposite side; other side
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
end; close; finish; termination
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
along; parallel to; in accordance with
leaving open; leaving ajar; outspoken; frank
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
technical book; specialized book; treatise
stupid brat; son of a bitch
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
without permission; without notice
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
popular name; common name; given name
as you see; as you can see
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
summer vacation; summer holiday
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to keep (a person) waiting
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable