to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
slim; slender; slight; delicate
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to be dead; to be lifeless
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
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.)
alphabet; ABCs; the ABCs (of); basics; activity-based costing; ABC
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
my husband; one's family; family member
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to not believe one's ears
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to be too numerous; to be too much
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo