opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
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
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
that; the matter in question
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
such; this sort of; like this
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway