both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
cutting a fingernail (or toenail) to the quick; cutting a nail too close; deep-set nail; deep-set part of nail
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
tiny area; tiny surface; (lit.) cat's forehead
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
now that; since; so long as; because
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
questionnaire; survey; poll
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
ancestor; forefather; foremother
button (clothing); push-button
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
price; cost; value; worth; value
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
tall figure; high stature