shoji (paper sliding door)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
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.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to recall; to remember; to recollect
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour