according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
check station; checkpoint
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
each house; every house; many houses
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
follower; attendant; valet; servant
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
people; men and women; each person; everybody
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
presence (impressive quality)
visualization (data, results, etc.); visualisation; making something visible (that was previously unseen)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
rather; sooner; preferably
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name