to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to move forward; to move on
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
remaining; left-over; excess
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
shopping; purchased goods
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
recreation; diversion; relaxation
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
short pillar set on a beam to support a ridgepole
changing clothes; change of clothes
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
stairs; stairway; staircase
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
back seat (of a car); rear seat
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat