to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
day (as in holiday); daytime
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
after a long time; for the first time in a while
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
person who has rendered distinguished service
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
in spring one sleeps a sleep that knows no dawn; in spring one sleeps like a log
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
feeling of calmness and relaxation
person of common sense; common sense man
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
reconciliation; make peace with
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to be a live-in employee; to live in; to live with
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)