carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
dormitory leader; dormitory superintendent
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
standing to reason; natural
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
election; selection; choice
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to pull in (fish); to land
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
self-justification; excuse
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
bright person; talented student; prodigy
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to give guidance; to explain clearly; to admonish; to preach
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast