to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to rebuild; to reconstruct
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
name; given name; first name
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
modern; lug arm tips (on glasses); temple tips
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
how many years; how long; what year
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
high; noble; refined; advanced
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
recent photograph (of a person); recent picture; latest photograph
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy