to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
serious; severe; grave; acute
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
simple; simplified; easy; plain
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
to remove; to move out of the way
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to rub against; to chafe; to quarrel; to jostle (with)
dull sound; muffled sound
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
street; quarter; district; area
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to get between; to be caught in
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)