metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
(writing, painting) brush
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
both (people); the two of them
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to be silent; to say nothing
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
determination; resolution
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb