thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to start working; to take action
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
occupation; calling; livelihood
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
not caring; not giving a damn
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
modern convenience; convenience of civilized life; blessings of civilization
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
serious; not joking; straight
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
wherein; therein; thereinto
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
front; frontage; facade; main