to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
ten; 10; ten years of age
almost every day; almost daily
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
staying the night; lodging (at)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
one floor (of a building); single floor
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
conference room; council room
corridor; hallway; passageway
to come and go; to go back and forth
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
earnestly; immediately; exactly
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)