almost; roughly; approximately
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
place; situation; position; location
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
(how) many times; (how) often
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to hang (something) on the wall
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
Gothic Lolita (type of teenage fashion)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
wooden house; frame house (building)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to dye; to colour; to color
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
with these words; while saying
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)