gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to fall off; to tumble down
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
punching bag (boxing); training bag; sandbag
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
headlock (wrestling move)
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
bet; wager; stake; gamble
pregnancy; conception; gestation
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
adviser; advisor; consultant
holding two or more positions concurrently
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
blizzard of falling cherry blossoms; flurry of falling cherry blossoms
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
beautiful woman; (a) beauty