opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
(United States of) America; USA
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
counter for (school) periods; nth period
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
overhang; poster; placard; extra third or fourth wrestler of certain rank
to jump from one thing to another
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
ring-cupped oak (Quercus glauca); Japanese blue oak
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
beginning; outset; first; onset
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
is that so?; I see; right; oh
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
take care; take good care of yourself
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)