degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
order picking (taking goods from a warehouse to fulfil customer orders); lock picking; picking (a guitar, banjo, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
lock-opening; lock-picking
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
instant; moment; for an instant
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to ascend; to go up; to climb
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out