ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
review (of learned material); revision
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
right beside; close to; nearby
not understanding; not knowing
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to be made an example of; to be made a victim of; to be exposed to ridicule
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
wood (for building); lumber; timber
length and width; length and breadth; lengthwise and crosswise; warp and weft; warp and woof