permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
late at night; small hours of the morning
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to show up; to appear; to turn up
courteous; decorous; polite
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
letter; missive; note; mail
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
folding into four; quarto
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained