previously;  before;  first;  before (something or someone else);  beforehand;  in advance
 soon;  before long;  shortly;  close (by);  near;  nearby
 iron (Fe);  strong and hard (as iron);  railway;  railway enthusiast
 mask;  disguise;  guise;  mask
 red-blossomed plum tree;  red Japanese apricot
 to stuff into;  to jam;  to shorten;  to move closer together;  to reduce (spending);  to conserve;  to focus intently on
 room;  chamber;  apartment;  flat;  stable
 how long;  how far;  how much
 usual;  ordinary;  normal;  regular;  general;  common
 healthy;  sound;  wholesome
 heaven's vengeance is slow but sure;  heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through
 sparse;  distant (of a relationship);  estranged;  alienated
 to let leak;  to let out (e.g. light);  to let out (a secret);  to leak (information);  to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction);  to vent;  to wet one's pants
 your house;  your home;  your husband;  your organization;  you
 meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.);  suggestively;  broadly;  sneeringly
 lack of expression;  blank look (on one's face)
 talent;  gift;  function;  noh (theatre)
 indicates reason or excuse;  indicates dissatisfaction;  indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
 that sort of;  that kind of;  like that;  such;  so
 general resemblance;  being largely the same;  uniting with a common goal;  Daidō era (806.5.18-810.9.19)
 foot of a mountain;  base of a mountain;  mine;  colliery;  owner of a mountain;  operator of a mine
 to take command;  to give direction
 overbearing;  coercive;  pushy;  forcible;  high-handed
 to branch;  to fork;  to separate;  to split;  to disperse;  to scatter
 to stretch larger;  to enlarge (photos);  to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
 to apply pressure (on);  to bring pressure upon;  to lean on
 to present;  to submit;  to tender;  to hold out
 to remain;  to stay (somewhere)
 business;  affairs;  duties;  work;  procedure;  task
 obstacle;  hindrance;  impediment;  difficulty
 to cut;  to cut through;  to sever (connections, ties);  to turn off (e.g. the light);  to terminate (e.g. a conversation);  to hang up (the phone);  to punch (a ticket)
 uninterested;  unconcerned;  plain;  light;  flowing gently
 to go;  to come;  to be defeated;  to collapse;  to be annoyed;  to be nonplussed
 section chief;  laboratory manager;  office head;  room monitor
 seat;  location (of a gathering, etc.);  place;  position;  post
 guidance;  leading (the way);  information;  notice;  announcement (of one's arrival);  invitation