bungalow; one-story house
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse; correspondence; balance; miai; two different options such that if one player takes one, the other player can take the other
age thirty; one's thirties
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
increase and decrease; fluctuation
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
festival merrymaking; revelry
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
alcoholism; alcoholic; drunkard
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
expectation; anticipation; forecast
playing a part in one's own play, film, etc.; directing one's own play, film, etc.
to be lacking in options; to be too few
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
(social) class; rank; grade
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
quarrel; dispute; argument
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine