to ensconce oneself (e.g. in a chair); to settle oneself down; to plant oneself
chaperoning; monitoring someone's behaviour; watchdog; chaperone; watcher
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)
as of the end of (today, this month, etc.); to make (today, etc.) the last (day)
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
apropos of nothing; to change the subject
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
commemorative plaque (usu. on a stone); stone monument (bearing an inscription)
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
desperation; struggle to the death
the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
setting a bad example to others
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
this occasion; at this time; now
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life