to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
toughened glass; tempered glass
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
natural light; unpolarized light
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
scale; scope; plan; structure
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
large truck; semi-trailer
opposite side; other side; other party
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
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
to approach; to draw near
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
factory; plant; mill; workshop
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
that's the way it is; such is life
to become better; to improve
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to assemble; to set up; to construct
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined