same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
move (in shogi, chess, etc.)
repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw
chess problem; composed shogi problem
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to overcharge; to rip off
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
connection; link; relationship
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
artificiality; pretence; contrived act; commission (of a crime); feasance
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
throwing good money after bad
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to bend; to warp; to curve
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam