corridor; hallway; passageway
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to be hot on a person's heels
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
receptacle; container; utensil; implement; personal property; (arch.) calibre
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
long ago; a long time ago; already
postoperative; after surgery
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to mix; to stir; to blend
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
force (bulldoze) one's way through
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to face on; to look out on to
fixed fitting (esp. window)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable