the positive and the negative; yin and yang
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
meaning; significance; sense
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
you could say that; that might be so
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
intuition; instinct; hunch
to say; to be called; to do
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
expresses incredulousness, disbelief, irony, etc.
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action