possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
treasure chest; strongbox
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
(balance) scales; carrying pole; shoulder pole; thread take-up lever (on a sewing machine); spreader bar
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
origin; beginning; source
valuable; high-priced; precious; monetary value; price
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
oral medicine; internal medicine
flash (of light); glint; schiller
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
the opposite direction; the other way
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
crossroads; intersection; crossway; carrefour
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
occasionally; once in a while; now and then