secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
means; way; method; measure
the heat is off; things calm down; the excitement dies down
supervised; under surveillance
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
in that manner; like that
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
is that so?; I see; right; oh
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
immediately; right away; on the spot
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
assertion; declaration; affirmation
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets