sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
chief; main; principal; important
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
naturally; of course; understandably
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
(electric) torch; flashlight
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
cartoon-character costume
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
government service; the bureaucracy
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)