determination; resolution
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
suspension (from work or school)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
good year; lucky year; bumper year; banner year
every year; yearly; annually
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
to wring the neck; to strangle
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
self-introduction (of a character in noh theatre)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to be softened; to calm down
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
year in, year out; always; 24-7
to spit out; to eject; to dump
indictment; prosecution; complaint
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that