to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
near; close; beside; third person
in spite of; regardless of
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
serious look (on one's face); straight face
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
household tools (e.g. brooms, dustpans); household utensils; sundries
new store; newly-opened store
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to set up shop; to open a store
family; relatives; dependents; household
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty