secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
little finger; pinky; fourth (occ. fifth) finger; little toe
to have meaning; to be meaningful
unfairness; injustice; partiality
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
archery range; archery ground; position where an archer is standing
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
witty and knowing; not to be underestimated; smooth operator
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
a little bit; a little while
long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
quarrel; dispute; argument
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)