concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
kun (hexagram 47 of the I Ching: oppression)
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
settlement; solution; resolution
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
had better ...; may as well ...
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
the Four Books (Confucian texts)
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
imprudence; indiscretion; thoughtlessness
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell