daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
one by one; one each; one at a time
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
breath; breathing; tone; mood
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
favorite; favourite; habitually used
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating