faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
myself; yourself; I; me; you
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
name; given name; first name
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it is not (like that) either
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
sovereign; emperor; monarch
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
accurate; correct; precise; exact
grasp; catch; understanding
prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
sliding feet; shuffling (one's feet); moving legs forward with feet never leaving the ground (exercise)