to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cave; cavern; den; grotto
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.)
papier mâché; player who is not a dealer (in cards)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
way; method; means; resource; course
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
stopping at; going no further than
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively