place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to half-rise to one's feet
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to chase; to run after; to pursue
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
passing through without stopping; passing by
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
stairs; stairway; staircase
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to stop walking; to pause
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
People's Honour Award (honor); National Honour Award
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
woman; female; feminine gender
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue