senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
Gemini (constellation); the Twins
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
naked eye; the physical eye
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to detain; to check; to restrain
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
note (letter) left behind; will
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
elopement; running away with a lover
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
bento; Japanese box lunch
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal