to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
vacant or unoccupied room
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
perfectly round; perfectly circular
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
offense and defense; offence and defence
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
peace preservation; security; safety
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
street; quarter; district; area
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
real intention; true motive; true meaning
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
terrain; geographical features; topography
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
behind; in the rear; in back
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to pick up; to find; to gather
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
private citizen; civilian
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy