every year; yearly; annually
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
to face; to go towards; to head towards
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
of course; certainly; naturally
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
head; lead; vanguard; first
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to run off; to break into a run; to start running