to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
beyond this point; from now on; after this
the other day; some time ago; recently
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
pitch dark; total darkness
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
discovery; detection; finding
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
proposal; suggestion; motion; initiative
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
rejection; negation; voting down
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
objection; dissent; protest
the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
normalcy; normality; normal
formal objection; opposition (e.g. to a patent)
snail's pace tactics; walking extremely slowly when voting in the Diet to delay proceedings; (lit.) ox walk tactic
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
interference; intervention; meddling
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
arrest; apprehension; capture
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to throw into; to toss into
retention; maintenance; preservation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason