storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
sleeping comfort or snugness
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
late at night; at a late hour
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
bargaining chip; bargaining tool
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sharp sighted; easily awakened
way; method; means; resource; course