policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
all; entire; whole; altogether
hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
that is to say; so that means
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
food display rack (often refrigerated); household storage unit
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
by myself; in person; by oneself
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
many; much; plenty; hardly
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out