confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
order; sequence; procedure
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
east, west, south and north
independently developed; proprietary
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
reference; example; inquiry (about a product, business deal, etc.); enquiry; being summoned to appear to court; witness
up until now; as recently as the present
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
absolute basics; very rudiments
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
two people riding together (on a bike, etc.); riding double
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
too much for one to handle; unmanageable; uncontrollable
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
obedience; submission; resignation
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
solitary island; isolated island
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
world-destroying conflagration
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue