layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
apartment with one bedroom and a kitchen
living by oneself; living alone
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
grip (of hand); grip strength
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
making efficient; optimization
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
low dining table; tea table
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage