should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
beginning; outset; first; onset
successive generations; successive emperors
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
book; volume; this; present; main; head
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be too numerous; to be too much
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
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
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
ground glass; frosted glass
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to kill; to choke the life out of
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result