oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
school building; schoolhouse
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
justice; fairness; impartiality
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
gossip; corner of the mouth
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sphere; counter for balls
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case