teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
cake served with tea; teacake
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
trifling; trivial; slight
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
application; request; petition
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means; very hard to manage
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be frank; to speak one's mind; to open one's heart; to have a heart-to-heart talk (with someone)
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
stranger; tramp; wanderer