possession; occupation; occupancy
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
remaining; left-over; excess
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
war; fighting; fierce competition
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
roadshow (theatrical release)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
direct unforked road; straight path
street at night; making a night journey
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
"gentleman" who escorts a woman home, only to make a pass at her
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low