infancy; childhood; tender age
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to disperse; to take a castle
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless
successively; one after another
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
crookedness; bending; indentation; curvature; flexion
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
ancient Japanese martial arts
shape-of-the-mind fist; Hsing I Chuan
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
hills and fields; countryside
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter