knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to leave word; to leave a message
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
inside; interior; inner part
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
outside of; not covered by
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
ago; since; before; previous
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to be reminded of; to call to mind
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
piece; fragment; one (object)
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual