threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
kettle (used in tea ceremony)
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
without permission; without notice
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
camp stool; folding stool
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
deep voice; rich voice; full voice
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)