of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to apologize; to apologise
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
explanation; interpretation
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to comfort; to console; to amuse
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination