passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to become the focus of (attention, sympathy, hope, etc.)
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
capacity; volume; capacitance
bento; Japanese box lunch
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
sense of unity; sense of oneness
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
personification; anthropomorphization
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
touchdown (as in rugby, etc.)
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
usually; under usual circumstances
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
sidearm throw; sidearm delivery; sidearm pitch
throw; throwing; throwing event
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
slider; slider (e.g. volume control); slide (e.g. water slide, playground slide); slider (sandwich)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
according to plan; as planned; on target
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
serious; severe; grave; acute
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
scene; spectacle; sight; view
reading partway; leaving half-read
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)