middle of the night; dead of night
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
right beside; close to; nearby
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
worthless thing; trivial thing
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
such; like that; that sort of
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
since; henceforth; ever since
hard to get; hard to come by
to be thrilled; to be excited
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
feigning ignorance; acting dumb