since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
bento; Japanese box lunch
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
going home from work; on the way home from work
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
scene; spectacle; sight; view
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
not caring; not giving a damn
comfort; consolation; diversion
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper