box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to jut out; to protrude; to overhang
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
way; method; means; resource; course
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
thicket; coppice; brushwood
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
reading partway; leaving half-read
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
praise; glorification; extolment
outline; summary; argument
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
had better ...; had better not ...