door; gate; opening; title page
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
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
story; tale; talk; discussion
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
talking while standing; standing around talking
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
neighbourhood; neighborhood
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
string instrument; stringed instrument
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
while; even though; despite
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
cheap article; poor quality article
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
well then ...; in that situation; in which case