black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
entrance; admission; entering
left breast; left side of the chest
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
secretary (government); director; chief
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
guard; sentinel; garrison
gross (i.e. 12 dozen); gross (i.e. not net); total; gross score (in golf)
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
secretary general; chief secretary
government office; agency; board
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
innumerable; countless; numberless
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
management; administration; operation
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float