indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to raise one's voice; to shout
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
self-consciousness; self-awareness
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to need; to call for; to require
to well up; to burst; to arise
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
to lose sight of; to miss
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to come and go; to go back and forth
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
upper half of the body; upper body
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to put one's strength into
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)