through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
dining; dining room; meal
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
place to put something; storage space
searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting
second grade; second step; second act (in jōruri, noh, kabuki, etc.); third highest division; makushita division
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
comfort when sleeping; feel (of a bed, futon, etc.)
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
feather; plume; plumage; down
engineer; technical officer
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
near miss; just missing (each other)
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
mask; disguise; guise; mask
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
subtle; delicate; fine; difficult; complex; tricky
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to have a narrow escape from death
ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it
good performance; good work; great success