to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
national defence; national defense
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
charging (electrically); electrification
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
urgency; exigency; emergency
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
large biceps; well-developed biceps
court lady; lady-in-waiting
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
getting on board; sailor; seaman
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing