Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
duty; obligation; responsibility
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to put on airs; to assume importance
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
like this; this sort; this way
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
heart; guts; nerve; central part
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
puddle of blood; pool of blood
after that; afterwards; thereafter
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself