avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be forward; to be impertinent
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to die; to lay down life's burden
breath; breathing; tone; mood
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
window; window (shop display)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
minute; micro; detailed; delicate; subtle
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage