to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to pass (of time); to elapse
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
factory; manufactory; works; mill
opening a business; opening a practice
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(blue-collar) worker; laborer; labourer
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
prepaid (phone, card, etc.)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt