to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
date of execution (e.g. of a contract); agreement date; entering date (e.g. into a treaty)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
term of validity; period for which something is valid (e.g. ticket)
automatic update; automatic renewal
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
appropriate (e.g. authorities); concerned; relevant; said; aforementioned; competent
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
clause; article; stipulations
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)
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
impossible; unlikely; improbable
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
contract; compact; agreement