field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
personal history; background; career
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
night watch; night sentry
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
dwelling; house; residence; address
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
meal set before one; women's advances
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
chastity; virtue; fidelity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited