to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
shopping; purchased goods
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
unprecedented; never seen before
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to speak; to say; to vocalize
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK