to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
corridor; hallway; passageway
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
each place; various places
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
right side; right-hand side
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
left side; left-hand side
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
after a long time; for the first time in a while
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
greeting; a fine thing to say
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against