treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
back off!; leave me alone!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to smash; to break into pieces
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mattress; mattress pad (under a futon)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
journal; magazine; periodical
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
cache; place to hide something
having not the slightest idea
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
together; at the same time; same; identical