metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
release; liberation; acquittal
to take charge during someone's absence
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
to get goosebumps; to be deeply moved (so that one gets goosebumps); to get chills; to feel shivers
vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
my husband; one's family; family member
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
(being) unable to look someone in the eye; (being) too ashamed to face (someone)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
consent; assent; approval; permission
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
autosuggestion; self-suggestion
latest information; latest news; update
brilliant; bright; dazzling
sound sleep; good sleep; quiet sleep
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to mark the end; to spell the end
empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies