to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to become clear; to be made public
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
the other day; a few days ago
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
attendance (at school); going to school
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
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)
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
from the beginning; from scratch
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
confused; flustered; at a loss
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)