to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
since when; from when; how long
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
2nd day of the month; two days
to subsist; to keep on living
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
that's the way it is; such is life
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate