towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
anger; getting angry; taking offense; losing one's temper
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to pass away; to die; (lit.) to become a star
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome