gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
the way back; the way home; return trip
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to repeat; to do something over again
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
tone (of voice); manner of talking
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)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to get a crick in one's neck (while sleeping)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
neck; head; dismissal; discharge