investigation; research; looking something up
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
pupil; student; schoolchild
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
life; living; I; me; student
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to concern; to be related
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sneaker; sneakers; trainers
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
the other day; lately; recently
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to tower over the surroundings
reinforced concrete; ferroconcrete
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
still; even now; to this day
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
I couldn't care less; not caring less
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
double; twice (as much); twofold
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)