nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
tedious; boring; being fed up with
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
sense of values; values; value system
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
student (esp. a university student)
boarding house; school dormitory
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
leader; guide; mentor; coach
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
fort; stronghold; fortification
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
moat; fosse; trench; underground air-raid shelter; dugout
construction at top speed