grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
devoted scholar; diligent student
to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
item; article; clause; section; point
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
obeying; observing; following
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
dressing room; green room; backstage; inside story; confidential talk; hidden circumstances
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
should do; ought to do; must do
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
last night; yesterday evening
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
honest person; person of integrity; straight shooter
emphasis mark (used in Japanese text in a way similar to underlining)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
terse; concise; simple and clear
emergency fix; tentative measure; temporary solution
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
explanatory; expository; elucidatory
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace