gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
what do you want?; can I help you?
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to sit down; to take a seat
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
phrase; phrase; strawberry
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
encouragement; cheering on
particularly; only; in the case of
to press a question; to cross-examine
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
to push (something) against
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
fit; attack; spasm; ictus; paroxysm; seizure
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)