to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
front entrance; front door
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
stage actor; stage actress
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
banquet or reception hall
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to employ; to hire (a servant)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article