everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to feel depressed; to be down
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
looking or acting as if one owned the place
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway