metre; meter; meter; gauge
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
free translation; liberal translation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
diving; submerging; going underwater
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
weak point; unskillfulness
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
good feeling; feeling good
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
being startled; getting a shock
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to be embarrassed; to lose face
patting; stroking; caressing
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
Japanese clethra; tree clethra; clethra barbinervis