clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
pupil; student; schoolchild
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
speaking voice; talking voice
living room (Western style); sitting room
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
word; term; language; speech
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
two persons; two people; pair; couple
fast-talking; rapid talking
government; administration; ministry
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
being startled; getting a shock