staff; member (club, society, etc.)
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
longed-for; anxiously awaited
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
silence; stillness; quietness
silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
good policy; wise policy; best plan
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
clasp; latch; catch; fastener
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
door; gate; opening; title page
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
portrait of a beautiful woman (esp. ukiyo-e); bijin-ga
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated