door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
while; during; while; although; all; both
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
evening meal; dinner; supper
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to look forward to something
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lost article; something forgotten
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
something wrapped in a furoshiki
bento; Japanese box lunch
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to stare in wonder; to be amazed