the opposite sex; isomerism
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
official function; state function
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
Minister of the Imperial Household
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
the wisdom of the many; well-known
to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
holding a ceremony; wedding ceremony
bereavement; separation by death; loss
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
flute constructed of bamboo
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment
to take back; to recapture
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely