to explain adequately; to be accountable
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ascending and descending; going up and down
to install; to equip; to mount
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to step firmly; to harden by treading
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to write down; to record; to register
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum
to rush back; to run back
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to appease; to suppress; to calm
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
though one didn't intend (expect) to
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything