direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
sickroom; hospital room; ward
counterintelligence; counterespionage
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
outside of; not covered by
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
way of speaking; intimation
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
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)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
honorific/polite/humble prefix
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to recall; to remember; to recollect
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
headquarters; head office; main office
alone; unaided; away from home
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
parallel lines; remaining far apart (e.g. in discussions); not reaching an agreement