serious; not joking; straight
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
study; research; investigation
how many people; a number of people
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
depiction; description; portrayal