center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
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
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
condition; situation; prospects
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
crematory; place where things are burned
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
all-night vigil over a body; wake
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars