to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
without eating or drinking
to need; to call for; to require
I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story
secret art; the mysteries
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
progress; advance; improvement; development
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
shoes strictly prohibited
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase