to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
to glare at each other; to confront each other
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
other side; opposite side; other party
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thousand years; millennium; eternity
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
walking briskly; determinedly
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
your husband; her husband
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
back seat (of a car); rear seat
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
strange; unfamiliar; unknown
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)