chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
offender; criminal; culprit
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
significant; full of meaning; pregnant (with meaning); suggestive
to pick a fight; to find fault
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
arrest; apprehension; capture
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story)
appearance; air; condition; state; form
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
touché; you've got me there
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
vitality; (one's) life force
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
three; three years of age
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
chair; stool; post; office; position
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
personal identification number; PIN; password number
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
cram school; private tutoring school
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
set of three; three sets; three classes