to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
scale; scope; plan; structure
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
smallish; on the small side
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
platform; home; home base; home plate
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
health preservation; recuperation; recreation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
grasp; catch; understanding
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
odds and ends; all; every
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement