shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
neighbouring house; neighboring house
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan