[にたいして, nitaishite] (exp) (See に対する) towards; against; regarding; in contrast with #500
[にたいする, nitaisuru] (exp) (See に対して) regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to #644
[ころ(P);ごろ(P), koro (P); goro (P)] (n, n-adv, n-suf) (1) (uk) (ごろ when used as a suffix) (approximate) time; around; about; toward; (2) (See 食べ頃) suitable time (or condition); (3) time of year; season; (P) #651
[むけ, muke] (n-suf) intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...; (P) #798
[つい, tsui] (n, conj) (1) opposite; opposition; (2) versus; vs; (3) to (i.e. "we won the game five to three"); (4) equal footing; equal terms; (5) against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...; (P) #879
[にたいし, nitaishi] (exp) (See に対する) towards; against; regarding; in contrast with #1327
[むかう, mukau] (v5u, vi) (1) to face; (2) to go towards; (P) #3343
[のぼり, nobori] (n) (1) ascent; climbing; ascending (path); climb; (2) (上り only) (See 上り列車) up-train (e.g. going to Tokyo); (n, adj-no) (3) northward (towards Tokyo); (P) #3708
[はしる, hashiru] (v5r, vi) (1) to run; (2) to travel (movement of vehicles); (3) to hurry to; (4) to retreat (from battle); to take flight; (5) (esp. 奔る) to run away from home; (6) to elope; (7) (esp. 趨る) to tend heavily toward; (P) #4880
[より, yori] (n) (1) pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters (sumo); (suf) (2) having a tendency towards; being close to #6405
[かける, kakeru] (v1, vi) (1) to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken; (2) to be lacking; to be missing; (3) to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward; (4) (also 虧ける) (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse; (P) #9233
[しこう, shikou] (n, vs) (1) (See 志向) being orientated (towards); pointing (towards); directing (towards); (adj-no) (2) directional (e.g. microphone); (n-suf) (3) -oriented #10796
[ことわり, kotowari] (n) (1) notice; notification; warning; (2) permission; consent; (3) rejection; refusal; nonacceptance; declination; declining; (4) excuse; plea; (P) #15100
[おもむく, omomuku] (v5k, vi) (1) to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; (2) to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey #17076
[むける, mukeru] (v1, vt) to turn towards; to point; (P) #19475
[おことわり, okotowari] (n) (pol) (See 断る) declining; nonacceptance; declination; refusal; rejection; turndown
[にこっとわらう, nikottowarau] (exp, v5u) to smile pleasantly
[にむけて, nimukete] (exp) (See 向ける) towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
[atopi-] (n, adj-no) atopic; predisposition toward allergies; (P)
[enetopia] (n) (abbr) housing development designed with an eye toward energy conservation
[o-dotoware] (n) eau de toilette (fre
[オストワルトひょうしょくけい, osutowaruto hyoushokukei] (n) { comp } Ostwald color system
[chienjiappu] (n) changeup; pitch that comes toward the batter at a speed slower than expected (baseball)
[batontowara-; batontowa-ra-(ik)] (n) baton twirler
[あじゃせコンプレックス, ajase konpurekkusu] (n) Ajase complex (feelings of guilt towards one's mother)
[ひきよせる, hikiyoseru] (v1, vt) to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
[ひっぱる, hipparu] (v5r, vt) (1) to pull; to draw; to pull tight; (2) to string (lines); to run (cable); to stretch; (3) to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); (4) to drag; to haul; to tow; (5) to lead (e.g. one's followers); (6) to take someone somewhere (e.g. a suspect to the police); (7) to tempt into joining; to strongly invite to join; (8) to delay; to prolong; (9) to lengthen the pronunciation (of a word); (10) to quote; to cite; to reference; (11) to pull the ball (i.e. pull hitting in baseball); (12) to wear; to put on; (P)
[おしよせる, oshiyoseru] (v1, vi) to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.); to rush for (the door); to inundate; to overwhelm; to push aside
[よせばし, yosebashi] (n) drawing a dish towards oneself using one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)
[きたいをよせる, kitaiwoyoseru] (exp, v1) (often ...に期待を...) to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
[きがある, kigaaru] (exp, v5r-i) to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
[うおごころあればみずごころ, uogokoroarebamizugokoro] (exp) (id) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; mutual back-scratching
[うおこころあればみずこころあり, uokokoroarebamizukokoroari] (exp) (id) (See 魚心あれば水心) if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
[くりよせる, kuriyoseru] (v1, vt) to draw towards
[かたむく(P);かたぶく(ok), katamuku (P); katabuku (ok)] (v5k, vi) (1) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; (2) to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline; (P)
[かしぐ;かたぐ(ok), kashigu ; katagu (ok)] (v5g, vi) (1) (See 傾く・1) to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to; (2) (See 傾く・2) to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
[けっこんかん, kekkonkan] (n) view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
[みむく, mimuku] (v5k, vi) to look around; to look towards (us)
[けんじょうごに, kenjougoni] (n) (See 謙譲語I) humble language in which an action or object is not directed toward the listener (or a third party); humble language used as a courtesy
[むく, muku] (v5k) (1) to face; (2) to turn toward; (3) to be suited to; to be fit for; (P)
[こうじつせい;こうにちせい, koujitsusei ; kounichisei] (n) disposition (in flowers) to turn toward the sun; phototropism
[こなた;こんた(ok), konata ; konta (ok)] (n) (1) (uk) (See 何方・どちら・1, 其方・1, 彼方・あちら・1) this way (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker); this direction; (2) here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is); (3) this one (something physically close to the speaker); (pn, adj-no) (4) I; me; we; us; (5) this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status); (P)
[うらみこつずいにてっする, uramikotsuzuinitessuru] (exp, vs-s) to have a deep grudge; to bear deep resentment towards someone
[さつじんざいにとわれて, satsujinzainitowarete] (exp) on a charge of murder
[しむける, shimukeru] (v1, vt) to induce; to tempt; to treat; to act toward; to handle (men); to send; to forward to
[おもいやりよさん, omoiyariyosan] (n) omoiyari yosan; appreciation payment; financial support towards welfare benefits and allowances of U.S. forces stationed in Japan
[おぼしめす, oboshimesu] (v5s, vt) (1) (hon) to think (only used to speak of others); (2) to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); (3) to honour the target of one's emotions
[おわりごろ, owarigoro] (n) toward the end