transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to leave out; to forget to write
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
to be able to manage somehow or another
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
water for washing or moistening one's hands
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
and yet; though; when; in spite of
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
complete set; all; everything
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
to rush back; to run back
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do