one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
objectivity; objective; object (philosophical)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
thorough; exhaustive; complete
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
have to do; must; should; ought to
very; greatly; exceedingly
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
(repeated) side stepping (stamina test); side-step test
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
person who cannot stick to anything; unsteady worker; (lit.) monk for three days
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
just above; right overhead
to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue