house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
dozens; scores of; decades
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
hey there; I say; see here
(another's) daughter; young lady
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
almost every day; almost daily
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to keep a watchful eye on
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
root; joint; base; crotch
to bend; to warp; to curve
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to come and see (someone, something); to visit