bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
corridor; hallway; passageway
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
invisibly; secretly; privately
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
former name for makushita division
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
falling over; toppling sideways
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
metal fittings; metal fixtures
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
selection; choice; option
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
several weeks; a few weeks