just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
possession; occupation; occupancy
violation (of foreign territory, rights, etc.); invasion; infringement
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
in proportion to; just as much as
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
war; battle; match; game; competition
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
interior design; interior; upholstery
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold