step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
head house (family); birthplace; originator
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
walk; walking; (arch.) foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)
to happen to hear; to overhear
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
most part; greater part; majority
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
region; limits; stage; level
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
suggestion; hint; implication
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable