letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
(item of) equipment; accessories (bike, auto)
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
training; drill; practice; discipline
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
study of foreign languages; linguistics
review (of learned material); revision
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
without sparing time for sleep
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to put someone to work; to make someone work