garden lantern; hanging lantern
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
feeling one gets from listening to something
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
for a while; for some time; for a period
very interesting; of great interest
such ... as; or some such
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
slim; slender; slight; delicate
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
frame; flame (abusive or threatening message)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
each time it happens; at all such times
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
prohibition; inhibition; ban
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
food and drink; eating and drinking