to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
unfortunate; unhappy; ill-fated; hapless
to be understood by each other (of thoughts, feelings, etc.); to be comprehended; to exchange with each other (thoughts, feelings, etc.); to express to each other (e.g. intentions); to communicate with each other
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
reason ends where love begins; in love, reason takes flight; love is a blind guide; love makes fools of us all; (lit.) love is blind
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
(overhead) luggage rack (on a train, bus, etc.)
daily necessities; everyday item
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
escaping the summer heat; going somewhere cooler during the summer; summering
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
premature joy; short-lived elation
Saitama (city, prefecture)
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
landowner; landlord; landlady
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
president (of a society); chairman
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
a person without a single relative
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
puffer fish; blow fish; fugu; globefish; swellfish