high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
river; stream; River; the ... river
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
along the river; riverside
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to arrive home; to return
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
routine work; everyday work
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
clear and serene (as a polished mirror and still water)
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
just because; even if; even though
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to be dazzled by; to be dizzied by; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.); (arch.) to become dark
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study