expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
house of a prince of the blood
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
(not so) much; (not) very
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
the reverse; other side; lining
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
how many years; how long; what year
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
hard to reach place; remote place
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
retreating figure; appearance from behind