observation; survey; watching
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
stall (in flying); downturn; slowdown; slump
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
had better ...; had better not ...
passed ball; catcher missing a ball
government office; agency; board
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
male carer (at a nursery school, children's home, etc.); childcare worker
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
elegy; dirge; mournful melody
in a day; in a brief space of time
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in