to part left and right; to open out
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
very interesting; of great interest
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
mosaic; pixelated obscuring in images and video, usu. for censorship
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
have a good day; take care; see you
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be opposite; to face each other
beyond that point; after that
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
scenery; scene; landscape
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
carving; engraving; sculpture
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling