careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to live through; to survive
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
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
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
apparently; appears to be
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all