to live; to reside; to inhabit
contract; compact; agreement
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
to demand money; to pester; to extort
podgily; plumply; thickly
if it happens that; if we make ...; if we take ...; if we assume ...; what if ...?
notice; attention; observation
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
sake jar; jar containing alcohol
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention
body; body blow (in boxing)
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
unprecedented; never seen before
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
to breathe while sleeping
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
on countless occasions; many a time
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest