door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
stairs; stairway; staircase
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
thereupon; shortly thereafter
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
adds force or indicates command
arrest; apprehension; capture
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease