five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to need; to call for; to require
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
person concerned; person qualified; person in question; party; litigant (legal)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
sincere; earnest; serious