to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
discipline; training; teaching manners
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
suffering from summer heat; summer heat fatigue
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
discovery; detection; finding
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
over-fond parent; doting parent
had better ...; had better not ...
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
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)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
very; extremely; excessively
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives