being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to be transparent; to show through
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
at once; immediately; right now
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
dramatic pose; grand gesture; grandstanding
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)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
length of a sleeve (of Western clothing); height of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)
production (e.g. play); direction
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family