to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
surname; family name; last name
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
very recently; in the very recent past
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
shoji (paper sliding door)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
unusual space; other dimension
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to move (house); to change residence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
right to keep silent; right to silence; right to remain silent
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
to change completely; to change suddenly
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
failure; mistake; blunder