alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
lottery run by a temple or shrine
to talk; to chat; to chatter
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to crouch; to squat; to cower
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
with a light thud; with a flop; with a (light) clap; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
expression; presentation; representation; notation
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather