scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
to anticipate; to foresee
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
applicant; candidate; volunteer
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
one by one; one at a time; in turn
even if not; even without
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
being somewhat excited (agitated)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation