prohibition; inhibition; ban
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
taking one's lover to a hotel
closing time; lockup; curfew
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(death from) starvation; starving to death
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
still object; object at rest; still life (painting, drawing)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to beat to death; to kill
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
how long; how far; how much
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
just above; right overhead
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
to move (house); to change residence
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off