door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to be surprised; to be astonished
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount