narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
handrail; railing; banister
to half-rise to one's feet
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
outbreak (of war or disease)
to like; to love; to be fond of
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
how; in what way; in what manner
overlooking; turning a blind eye
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
follower; attendant; valet; servant
gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to arrest; to capture; to seize
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
one person; another name; nickname; alias
hello; good day; good afternoon
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with