obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
time; hour; period; class
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am); north-northeast; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
tension; mental strain; nervousness
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
right side; right-hand side
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
bar (e.g. on a door); bolt
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
beach; water's edge; coastline; national border; before entering the country
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
innumerable; countless; numberless
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)