intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to some extent; to a certain extent
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
decision; determination; resolution
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
in succession; one by one
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
misfortune; short life; evil fate
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
middle of the night; dead of night
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
news; word; tidings; omen
entering a mountain area (for climbing); entering a monastery; coming to live in a temple
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
of course; certainly; naturally
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
together; at the same time; same; identical
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed