crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
poison fang; sinister ways; crooked means; clutches
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
examination table (at a doctor's office)
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
working; in operation; running; active
going to the hospital for regular treatment
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
at the last moment; this late in the game
sick person; patient; invalid
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to lose one's footing; to slip
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat