method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
older sister; elder sister
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
directly under; falling perpendicularly
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
defense; defence; protection
position; location; base; point; site
commencing with; including
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
research and development; R&D
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
residence; abode; dwelling
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
particularly; only; in the case of
transactions; dealings; business
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
serious look (on one's face); straight face
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
messenger; envoy; emissary
recovery; rescue; recapture