faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
while; even though; despite
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
south entrance; south exit
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
turning to the right; right turn
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
going to and fro; back and forth
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
school building; schoolhouse
apartment building; housing complex
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
woman; female; feminine gender
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
imagination; supposition; guess
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
prejudice; bias; distorted view
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp