(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
property; fortune; means; assets
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
adds force or indicates command
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in the same way as; just like
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
outside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association