door; gate; opening; title page
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th century-334 BCE); Vietnam
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
header (on a document, email, etc.)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up