to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
question; inquiry; enquiry
to make a speech; to address
chance (of success); odds
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
street at night; making a night journey
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
bento; Japanese box lunch
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
electricity; (electric) light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
doctor's visit; house call
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
space (room, area, outer space)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area
convenient; handy; useful
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (e.g. Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind