poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
accompanying note or letter; postscript
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
study; library; den; home office; reading room
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
dirty smoke; soot and smoke
around-the-clock; (working) day and night
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
good prospects; full of hope; promising
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
control; management; supervision
miraculous efficacy; miracle; miraculous virtue
grim; stern; stark; heartless
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to employ; to hire; to charter
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
please sit down; please have a seat
just; right; pure; genuine; truth