to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to lose heart; to lose motivation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
responsibility; duty; obligation
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
depressed in spirits; dispirited; disheartened; rejection
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to dye; to colour; to color
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
in turns; alternately; in order
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and; thereupon; because of that
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of