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
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
reviving the dead; calling back the spirits of the dead
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be found; to be discovered
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
never mind!; don't worry about it
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to pile up; to accumulate
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon