to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to check; to stop; to keep back
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
clothes; clothing; garments
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
sofa bed; sofa-bed; sofabed
to provide; to arrange; to install
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
bird's-eye view; aerial view; overhead view
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
door; gate; opening; title page
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
button (clothing); push-button
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float