to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to entrust; to leave to a person
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
difficult to ...; hard to ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to smoke (e.g. pipe); to puff (cigarette)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)