posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to pluck; to pick; to tear
difference; discrepancy; variation
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
decision; settlement; definition
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
studio apartment; studio flat
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
commuting to school; school commute
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
slow; sluggish; bushy (hair); thick; unfashionable; lacking style
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
retreating figure; appearance from behind