-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to shave off; to scrape off
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
the deceased; the departed
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
to join together; to patch together
general idea; concept; notion
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
without leaving any trace
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
inclination; tendency; nature; character
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
bad influence; negative influence
not necessarily so; is not always true
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
speculation; thinking; meditation
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn