inner sanctum; inner temple; inner shrine; sanctuary; chancel
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
expression; look; countenance; face
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
foster father; adoptive father
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
at that time; in those days
great swordsman; master fencer
best student; leading disciple
stoppage; tightness; block; infarction (e.g. cardiac)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
characteristic; feature; idiosyncrasy; spot color (in printing)
recruit (former rank in the JSDF)
intelligent; wise; sagacious; smart-alecky; cheeky
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)
head; chief; boss; leader
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
incisor (esp. in humans); grinding one's teeth; bruxism; gnashing of teeth
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
spirit; heart; disposition
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)