physical education; PE; gym (class)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
elevator landing; elevator hall
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to throw at; to turn; to raise
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
number two; mistress; concubine
doorknob; door knob; door handle
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
at that time; in those days
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
price; cost; value; worth; value
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
that day; the very same day
not limited to; not just ...
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to resound (echo) far and wide
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for