to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
opinion; point of view; visual point
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door; gate; opening; title page
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
hereabouts; around there; that area
invitation; introduction; temptation
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
with these words; while saying
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
a few years ago; some years back
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to yell out loud; to shout loudly; to cry aloud; to scream loudly
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
older brother; elder brother
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
decline; downturn; drop; (mental) depression; low spirits
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
back country; remote countryside
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound