to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
corridor; hallway; passageway
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
right in the center (centre)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
huge rock; firmness; solidity
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
second basement level; subbasement
to face; to go towards; to head towards
some people; a few people; several people
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
paper doll to which children pray for fine weather (usu. white, and shaped like a Buddhist priest)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
urine; piss; pee; breaking a contract
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
left side; left-hand side
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
safety division; security division; public peace department
to give directions; to issue instructions
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter