direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to breathe out; to exhale
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
near; close by; within reach; familiar
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
about; concerning; related to; -ish
corridor; hallway; passageway
and; thereupon; because of that
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
serious look (on one's face); straight face
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
showing one's face in public; facing another person
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up