descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
level ground; horizon; field of view
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
completely black; black from top to bottom; black from head to toe
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
gaiters; leggings; puttees
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
be (that) as it may; having said that
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
nothing but (this); no more than (this); none other than
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
and (also); both ... and; as well as
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
daily necessities; everyday item
listening device; bug; wiretap
surveillance camera; security camera
unlimited viewing; watching as much as one likes
precocious; precocious child
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
one's figure during sleep
sprouting; budding; young shoot; moe; fascination; infatuation (esp. towards anime and manga characters)
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)