iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
pull; patronage; tug; discount
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
coexistence; living together
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
evil design; crafty plan; plot
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
servant; manservant; menial
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
end; close; conclusion; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
resolute; determined; bold
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
contradiction; inconsistency
even if not; even without
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
preparation; arrangements
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)