armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
cooperation; collaboration
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
locational advantage; advantageous position
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying