adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
fake; improvisation (in jazz music, singing, etc.); ad-lib; feint (in American football)
solving a riddle; solving a mystery
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
pride; dignity; self-respect
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
in accordance with; according to
kamidana; household shrine; home shrine
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)