direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to summon courage; to be brave
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to attack; to assault; to assail
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
knowing; (an) acquaintance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
until now; so far; up to the present
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
vehicle; conveyance; transport; ride (playground, fair, carnival); playground facility
to go out and away; to leave
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
present; gift; to give a present or gift
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to be born; to come into the world
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cause someone to worry
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on