counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
bungalow; one-story house
cross; crossed; cruciform
garden shrubs; trees; potted plant
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
splish-splash; with a splash
passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
persistence; single-mindedness
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
sickroom; hospital room; ward
frantic dash; rushing at full speed
front entrance; front door
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
front; frontage; facade; main
church; chapel; synagogue; tabernacle
lined curtain; opaque curtain
sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry
vacant house; unoccupied house
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify