step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
everywhere; all over; throughout
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
several people; a few people
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
shoji (paper sliding door)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
this world; this life; world of the living
warp; curvature; curve; arch
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
waterfall; cataract; cascade
plunge basin; waterfall lake; plunge pool; basin under a waterfall
to be saved up (of money)
to be able to eat; to be able to swallow
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to blow fiercely; to rage; (arch.) to play (a flute, etc.) for fun
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to keep away; to keep at a distance