stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
(in the midst of) busyness
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
dry riverbed; river beach
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
henry (unit of inductance)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
being lost in deep thought
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to think of; to give one's thought to
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
at once; there and then; immediately
limpness; soft; limp; mumbling; talking with food in one's mouth
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
(looking) over the top of one's glasses; (looking) through a pair of glasses
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
protocol; written evidence; record (investigation, interrogation, etc.); preliminary memo; charge sheet
river; stream; River; the ... river