farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
and yet; though; when; in spite of