to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
equipment used in rituals
to be smeared; to be covered
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%