grasp; catch; understanding
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
store name; shop name; restaurant name
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
cheap article; poor quality article
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
being filled with; being full of; permeation
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
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
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying