how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
corridor; hallway; passageway
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
all; entire; whole; altogether
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to abridge; to shorten; to economize
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
neighbourhood; neighborhood
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to become clear; to be made public
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
defense; defence; protection
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)