somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
receiving an electric shock
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
three; three years of age
holding two or more positions concurrently
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
news; word; tidings; omen
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)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry