number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to grimace; to make a wry face
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
what's what; heads or tails
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
close to the wall; alongside the wall
dull sound; muffled sound
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
several times; once or twice
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear