barrier; checkpoint; checking station
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
outside of; not covered by
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
banquet or reception hall
bored; having nothing to do; idle
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to pass (of time); to elapse
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
daytime; noon; broad daylight
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)