to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
in one's hands; in one's control
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to get distracted; to jump off the track
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
on the way back; when about to go back
reality; actuality; hard fact
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
bottle of ink; ink bottle
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
copy; transcription; mimeograph; photocopy
to be exhausted; to be tired out
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one day; (on) a certain day
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
time limit; closing day; deadline
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
landowner; landlord; landlady
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
staying in Tokyo (the capital)