crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
mille-feuille (type of pastry)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to iron; to do the ironing
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
second-year student; biennial
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
electricity; (electric) light
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself