tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
dull sound; muffled sound
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
courteous; decorous; polite
to state; to express; to mention
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to step forward; to volunteer
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
free time; time at leisure
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
collection of books; (personal) library
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
materials; data; document
frequency (of occurrence)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
study; diligence; discount; reduction