to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
of course; certainly; naturally
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
number one; first; best; most; game; round
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
time; hour; period; class
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
alone; by oneself; on one's own
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound