to apologize; to apologise
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
departure; leaving; starting; standing
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
chum; pal; dagger; stiletto; unbalanced record of wins between two wrestlers
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
to slope; to descend; to slide (snow, etc.)
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch