valuable article; valuables
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
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
number one; first; best; most; game; round
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
scrap of cloth; odds and ends
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago