to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
no vacancy; full occupancy
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
rather; sooner; preferably
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
living by oneself; living alone
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
middle of the night; dead of night
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
one room apartment; studio apartment
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire