to approach; to draw near
funerals and ceremonial occasions
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
thinking so highly of someone that you are blind to their faults; thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
to be jealous; to be envious
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to get used to living (in); to live (somewhere) for a long time
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
screening (a movie); showing
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a piece of type)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
running time (of a movie)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
whole nation; whole land; whole country
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
great speed; recklessly fast speed
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to amuse oneself; to make merry
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
penetration; permeation; transmission
handsome young man; Adonis
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
detached; aloof; indifferent
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all