company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
close-cropped hair; shaven head
midwinter; dead of winter
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
close-cropped head; shaven head; being treeless (of a mountain, hill, etc.); being leafless (of a tree, shrub, etc.); being bald
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
to speak; to hear a voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
late at night; small hours of the morning
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so