sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
corridor; hallway; passageway
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
secret; private; surreptitious
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
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
president (of a society); chairman
you (plural); all of you; you all
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
head of the student council; president of the student council
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to make an appearance; to show up
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
steady; sound; reliable; solid
ability; capability; skill
steady; firm; solid; secure
management; administration; operation
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
down to earth; reasonable
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)