several people; a few people
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
welcome!; nice to see you!
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to find out; to discover; to detect
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
caller; visitor; company; guest
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
don't you think?; indicates question
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
to be needed; to be wanted
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol