wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
headquarters; head office; main office
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
how could I (you, etc.) ...?; how dare you (they, etc.) ...; how can you have the nerve to ...?
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to be injured; to sustain a wound
crater; caldera; burner (e.g. on a furnace)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
duty; function; office; mission; task
powerless; helpless; incompetent
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
text; provisions (act, treaty)
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request