superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
lost article; something forgotten
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
residence; abode; dwelling
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
thickness; profundity; depth
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)