twenty-first day of the month; twenty-one days
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to face on; to look out on to
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
material (data) for one's research; research material
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)