key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
user guide; how to operate; operation procedures
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
living; lifestyle; living room
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to suspend (from); to hang (down); to dangle
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
how many years; how long; what year
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
first place; head position; leading position
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
abundant; ample; plentiful; lustrous; glossy
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual