to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to be erected; to be built
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
master; Your Lordship; My Lord; husband
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
door; gate; opening; title page
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
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
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
kitchen; financial situation; finances
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
permission; approval; authorization; license
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody