difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
thicket; coppice; brushwood
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
the Seven Misfortunes and Eight Pains; a series of disasters
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to fight with each other; to fight amongst yourselves
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
table tennis table; ping-pong table
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to lean against; to set against
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
construction; establishment
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
leader; magnate; big head
dragon and tiger; (fig.) two mighty rivals
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)