house search (e.g. by the police)
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
in succession; one after another
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
face contorted and about to cry
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
Felidae (family comprising the cats)
time; season; period; phase; stage
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
dignity; majesty; sanctity
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
bringing; taking; carrying
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
cannot be helped; unavoidable
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
transactions; dealings; business
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
abuse; misuse; perversion
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
character written by brush; brush-stroke character
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark