to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
senior high school; high school
to move (house); to change residence
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
street at night; making a night journey
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
remains; traces; (the sorrow of) parting; end
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
assertion; declaration; affirmation
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
fast-talking; rapid talking
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to squash; to crush; to flatten
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)