force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
black lustre; black luster
here and there; in places
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
handrail; railing; banister
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
stairs; stairway; staircase
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
floor above; floor upstairs
beginning; outset; first; onset
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)