incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
doing as one is told; yes-man
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to jump at; to be attracted by
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to jar; to creak; to grate
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
stone (used for throwing)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to pass on an order; to pass the word
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
minute adjustment; fine tuning
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much