to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
height (of body); stature
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to grow taller (of people)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)