memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
official announcement; proclamation
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
draw (in competition); tie game
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
revenge; having a second go (at something)
existence; being; life; survival
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
good performance; good work; great success
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
marks in a water channel; channel buoys
at first; in the beginning; originally
30th day of the month; 30 days
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
second; second base; second baseman; second (gear); second (time unit); second (in boxing, etc.)
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
third; third base; third baseman; third gear
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
adoration; admiration; devotion
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
injured person; wounded person
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
buying price; cost price; purchase price