tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
such ... as; or some such
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
on duty; at work; while working
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
training; drill; practice; discipline
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
physical condition; state of health
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking