post; official position; managerial position; executive position
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
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
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
physical work; manual labour (labor)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
bloody; gory; covered in blood; desperate; frantic
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
first sign of the Chinese calendar
primary school; elementary school; grade school
kitchen; financial situation; finances
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
living room (Western style); sitting room
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)