this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
rather; better; instead; if anything
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
stealthy steps; soft steps
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
corridor; hallway; passageway
metre; meter; meter; gauge
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
stairs; stairway; staircase
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
second (unit of time); arc second
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)