top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
all; entire; whole; altogether
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to be transparent; to show through
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
spare time; free time; leisure time
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
counter for choices, options, etc.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
basket; basketball; basket cloth
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
clearing one's throat; cough