stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
the underworld; lower ranks of society
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
moment by moment; hour by hour
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
coincidentally; by chance; unexpectedly; rarely; unusually; seldom
(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
threat; intimidation; menace
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to make publicly known; to profess to be; to pretend to be; to pass off for; to pose as
strict order; peremptory command
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
assertion; declaration; affirmation
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to yield to temptation; to succumb
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
defense; defence; defensive preparations
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive