room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
fate; destiny; predestination
all over; all over the place; everywhere
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
by means of; due to; because of; according to
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
please (give me); please (do for me)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)