user's manual; instruction manual; operation manual
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
one after another; in rapid succession
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
fellow guest; fellow lodger; fellow passenger
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to come in (of light); to shine in; to stream in; to pour in
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to become better; to improve
either way; in any case; one way or another
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to continue to rain or snow
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
appearance; figure; shape; form
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
recesses (of one's mind, heart, etc.); depths; innermost parts
well-starched (clothing); stiffly starched
mass; quality and quantity
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
hard to reach place; remote place
notch; nick; marks on a ruler
replacement; substitute; displacement; transposition; reset
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
tens of thousands of years
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
application (of ointment, etc.); coating
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade