technical book; specialized book; treatise
primer; manual; introductory book
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to be led by; to be headed by
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
expert(ise); skill; dexterity
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
the lord of creation; man; mankind
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to surround; to crowd around
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
cushion; pillow; mattress
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
leaving school during a term
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
journey; route of a journey
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
to collapse into; to flop onto
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to lick something up; to lap something up
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question