level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tool; implement; means; furniture
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
to rush over; to run up to
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to continue to rain or snow
book; volume; this; present; main; head
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
common knowledge; well-known fact
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)