to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
sweet voice; seductive voice
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to feel; to sense; to experience
still (continuing); as ever; further
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
prickling; stinging; tingling
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
advanced level; high grade; senior
travels; pilgrimage; itinerancy
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(period of) a year; during an era
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
system; institution; organization; organisation
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
again; once more; a second time
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly