immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
evil spirit; demon; devil
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
major war; great war; world war
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
going to and fro; back and forth
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
time around sunset; early evening
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
authenticity; credibility
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
question; inquiry; enquiry
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
waste of time; killing time
Japanese person; Japanese people
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
wonderful; astounding; marvellous
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
(period of) a year; during an era
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance