now; the present time; just now; another; more
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
emergency staircase; fire escape
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
much less; to say nothing of
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
to hand (over); to deliver in person
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
group; party; team; squad; section
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
shellfish; seashell; shell
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to be photographed; to be projected
social networking service; SNS; social media
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
recollection; reminiscence
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
how much; how many; to what extent
to pass (of time); to elapse
again; once more; a second time
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty