questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
silence (not speaking); muteness
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
several times; once or twice
failure; mistake; blunder
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to put into effect; to put into practice
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
now that; since; as long as; provided that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to try to do; to attempt to do
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence; far-fetched argument; arguing against all reason
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
stairs; stairway; staircase
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
while; even though; despite
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
perception; sensing; noticing
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight