to step back; to walk backwards
door; gate; opening; title page
visitor's gallery; seats for the public
almost; roughly; approximately
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
if so; in that case; in that situation
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
arrest; apprehension; capture
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to take a breath; to take a short rest
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)