precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying