straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
serious look (on one's face); straight face
directly opposite; right in front
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
midwinter; dead of winter
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
(right at the) side; just beside
right under; directly below; right beneath
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
proper; respectable; decent; honest
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
right behind; just behind; directly behind
sincerity; true heart; devotion
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
directly opposite; right in front
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
head over heels; headlong; head first
(arch.) Mahito (highest of the eight hereditary titles); you
Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)
height of; middle of; full bloom
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
good citizen; honest man; respectable member of society
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
day on which the temperature rises above 30°C
completely honest; downright honest; straightforward; perfectly upright
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
head over heels; headlong; head first
perfect; dead (center, ahead, etc.); right; just; exactly
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
Oriental melon (Cucumis melo var. Makuwa)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
earnest; singlehanded; face to face; straight ahead; just in front of
height of; middle of; full bloom
headlong; head over heels
headlong; head over heels
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
dead center (of a baseball bat); sweet spot
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
day on which the temperature stays below 0°C; cold winter's day
evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
Japanese common squid; Pacific flying squid (Todarodes pacificus); golden cuttlefish (Sepia esculenta); Japanese spineless cuttlefish (Sepiella japonica)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata)
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
dead center (of a baseball bat); sweet spot
evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
put your household shrine in a high position in the front of the house and your Buddhist altar in the back
right behind; just behind; directly behind
Corbicula leana (species of basket clam)
Choenomeles lagenaria; maboke flowering quince
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
Japanese jack mackerel; Japanese horse mackerel (Trachurus japonicus)
ramie (Boehmeria nivea var. nipononivea)
Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
marbled sole (Pleuronectes yokohamae)
yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
Eurasian siskin (species of songbird, Carduelis spinus)
sevenband grouper (species of fish, Epinephelus septemfasciatus); convict grouper
short-beaked common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
striped marlin (Tetrapturus audax)
purple puffer (Takifugu porphyreus)
green peafowl (Pavo muticus)
common Japanese conger eel (Conger myriaster); whitespotted conger
freshwater jellyfish (Craspedacusta sowerbii); peach blossom jellyfish
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(house with a) gabled roof
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank