to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
close-cropped hair; shaven head
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
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
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
Gion (entertainment district in Kyoto); Jetavana Monastery (India) (abbr); Jetavana-vihara; Yasaka Shrine (Kyoto) (abbr); Gion Festival (abbr); Gion
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to look around; to survey
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow