fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
covert action; covert operations
(not) even once; (not) ever
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
person of high rank or position
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
end; tip; extremities; terminal
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
clothes; clothing; garments
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
excellent; superb; first-rate
reporting, contacting, and consultation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
sleeping together in a huddle
to care for someone; to look after someone
to lose; to miss; to forget; to be excessive
danger past and God forgotten; once on shore, we pray no more; (lit.) once it's past the throat, one forgets the heat (of the swallowed object)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
transition (esp. in scientific contexts)
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
death penalty; capital punishment
having gone too far to turn back
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
return (to); revolution; recurrence; regression
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage