iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
vent; ventilation opening
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
inside; interior; inner part
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
Western-style; foreign; Western-style toilet; flush toilet; water closet
toilet bowl; urinal; chamber pot; bedpan
pension (Western-style boardinghouse)
police cell; place of detention; jail
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
entering a faith; joining a religion
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to hurt; to smart; to sting
decision; determination; resolution
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
to roast; to parch; to toast; to boil down
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
a matter for the police; a brush with the law
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy