knowing; (an) acquaintance
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
river; stream; River; the ... river
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
of course; certainly; naturally
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
because of; owing to; due to
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
conviction; belief; confidence
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
affidavit; deposition; testimony
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)