machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
travelling alone; solitary journey
at first; in the beginning; originally
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
low (level, value, price, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
impossible; unlikely; improbable
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
paisley (design); paisley motif
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
sorry; excuse me; thank you
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
verbal message; word (from someone)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
six; sixth (interval, chord)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble