to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
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
to be surprised; to be astonished
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
such ... as; or some such
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scenery; scene; landscape
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to watch steadily; to stare
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up