to rock; to shake; to swing
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
comparatively; relatively
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
kitchen; financial situation
modular bath; prefabricated bath
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
affectation; showiness; pretence
colour; color; hue; tints
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard