gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
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
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces
lamentable; deplorable; regrettable; sad; wretched
temporary; transitory; short-lived
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
boss and his henchmen; boss and underlings
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
merchant's home (esp. used by apprentices, etc.); (your) rental home
to correct oneself; to restate
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight