group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
story; tale; talk; discussion
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
convenient; handy; useful
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to put into effect; to put into practice
that; the matter in question
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
private tutor; coach; governess
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
how many people; a number of people
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into