self-satisfaction; rejoicing
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
traffic light; signalling mechanism; semaphore (apparatus)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
hair pin; hairclip; hairgrip; bobby pin
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
wide turn; detour; the long way around
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
single word; a few words; brief comment
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to sting one's eyes; to make one's eyes smart
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
second day of the month; two days
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)