failure; mistake; blunder
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to pour (of rain); to pound down
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
a short while ago; already
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
intention; idea; inclination; wish
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark