hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
going back to sleep; sleeping in
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
scoring two waza-ari (and winning the match); combination of techniques; mixed methods
study; pursuit of knowledge
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
desperation; struggle to the death
self-deception; self-deceit
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
my husband; one's family; family member
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
misjudgement; misjudgment; erroneous judgement; miscarriage of justice
horse mackerel, cut open and dried
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
such; like that; that sort of
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
sick body; sickly constitution
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable