door (Western-style, car, etc.)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
essence; true nature; substance; reality
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
unkindness; unfriendliness
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
observation; survey; watching
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
dustballs; cotton dust; fluff; flecks of fibre (fiber)
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake