to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game of go
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
freely; right and left; as one pleases
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
on one's face; one's face; (arch.) meeting face-to-face; (arch.) seeing in person
material; substance; matter
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
one who knows little often repeats it
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
practice; practising; experience
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off