safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
smallish; on the small side
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
one's possessions; ownership
special; particular; peculiar; unique
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
coincident with; while; simultaneously
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that's the way it is; such is life
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
menu; bill of fare; program; programme; schedule
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
genuine article; real thing; real deal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double