character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
security guard; doorkeeper
to be needed; to be wanted
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in-house manufactured goods
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to hand over; to surrender
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
such; like that; that sort of; very
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to order; to command; to appoint
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
scratch; chip; flaw; fault; shame; disgrace
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to carry around; to carry on one's person