to be led by; to be headed by
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
the lord of creation; man; mankind
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
cushion; pillow; mattress
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
leaving school during a term
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
journey; route of a journey
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to lick something up; to lap something up
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
pronunciation; production of sound
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)