phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
possible; likely; probable
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
weather strip; weather stripping; sealing up (a window); putting on eyeliner (in theatre)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
police; police officer; police station
beyond that point; after that
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to do together; to share; to participate in
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
something; some kind of; for some reason
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
uncertainty; inaccuracy; incorrectness
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
correction; revision; amendment
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
cold reception; unwelcoming treatment
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter