policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
diplomatic turn of phrase; diplomatic language; tactful way of expressing something
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
equilibrium; good balance; poise
questions and answers; dialogue
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to show; to bare (the teeth)
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
roundabout way (of speaking or working)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
only; merely; but; no more than
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
being intrusive; intrusive person
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state