district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
unique; individual; original; unusual
to grow taller (of people)
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be softened; to calm down
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
critic; reviewer; commentator
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to happen to hear; to overhear
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
proposal; offer; request; application
fast approach; quick intimacy
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
and; AND (Boolean operator)
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
decoration; ornament; trimmings
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
everything one does; whatever one does
reverse side; opposite (of the expected); purl stitch (knitting)