pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline
self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
one-armed person; one-handed person
accuracy of fire (gun, missile, etc.)
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
child's tear-stained face
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
swallowing; understanding; apprehension
punishment; judgement; judgment
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
to drain dry; to dry out; to scorch
leader; authority; mainstay
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
resignation; giving up the game for lost
grave maintenance; grave keeper
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter