to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
at that time; in those days
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
to happen to hear; to overhear
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
conviction; belief; confidence
human intellect; knowledge
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
minuteness; one millionth
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook