neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
calamity; misfortune; disaster
exit; way out; outlet; vent
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
large build; large pattern
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
deep, threatening voice; menacing tone
to shout (in anger); to yell
in the future; another day; later
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
leader of a crime syndicate's henchmen; young leading subordinate in yakuza group
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)