may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
plural; multiple; plural (number)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
just one person; only one
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
regret; repentance; remorse
to be too late; to be too slow
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
inside; interior; inner part
single door (as opposed to a double door)
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair