route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
stepwise; one step at a time
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
prospects of victory; chances of success
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
for the first time in one's life
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
correspondence notebook (e.g. between teacher and parents); contact notebook; communication notebook
to telephone; to make a phone call
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else