time of emergency; (in an) emergency
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
ostracism; complete ostracism of a household (the harshest punishment in Edo-period village law)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
marriage proposal; marriage talks
of no use; useless; not fit for purpose
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)
bragging of one's misfortune
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
very interesting; of great interest
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths