to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
honorable certificate; honourable certificate
shoji (paper sliding door)
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
stingy; cheap; very frugal
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
partly open; in half bloom
folding; collapsible; telescopic
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
absentmindedness; peace of mind
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to crack; to develop a crack
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)