gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
to drive into; to ride into; to extend (a railway line, bus route, etc.) into; to link (a railway line) with; to join up with (a separate line)
place; situation; position; location
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
such ... as; or some such
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
assistance; backing; reinforcements
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to appease; to suppress; to calm
life; living; I; me; student
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
depending on; dependent on
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
place where one can remove one's shoes before entering a house
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
broad or spacious veranda; eaves
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift