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
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
four (long cylindrical things)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
five (long cylindrical things)
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to encamp; to take up positions
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
perfect; complete; flawless
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
meditation; contemplation
to knock (a person) off his feet; to hit (something) hard; to send (someone) flying
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
one-by-one; separately; in detail
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
that's a different matter; that's a different story
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
near; close; beside; third person
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that is to say; so that means