to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
fellow pupil (apprentice)
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
living person; the living
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
middle of the night; dead of night
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence