shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to face on; to look out on to
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
every evening; night after night
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
had better ...; had better not ...
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
like this; in this way; as you see
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon
working one's employees hard; being a slave-driver
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
perfect; complete; flawless
deep emotion; strong feelings