counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
quarrel; feud; wrangling; snarling (at each other)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
point in question (at issue)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
to feel a chill run down one's spine
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to be transparent; to show through
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
step; stride; counter for steps
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength