restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
throughout; all through; right through
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
black ground; black cloth
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
sincerity; true heart; devotion
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large-scale play; play with an A-list cast; big act; big charade; theatre with a government licence (Edo period)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
chief vassal; senior statesman