corridor; hallway; passageway
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
opening and shutting; opening and closing
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
by myself; in person; by oneself
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to stop walking; to pause
half the body; half length
clearly; brightly; crisply
left side; left-hand side
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to be conspicuous; to stand out