about here; in this neighborhood
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
form; method; system; formula
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
article; thing; object; property; real estate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
construction; architecture (of buildings)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
care; precaution; guarding; caution
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
rational; reasonable; logical
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
very; much; greatly; a lot of
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice