group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
to switch off; to turn off
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
then; well; so; well then
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
aka-e; late 19th century woodblock prints, using imported aniline dyes; red painting on ceramics
things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to telephone; to make a phone call
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
urgent; requiring quick (response)
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
in person; personally; directly
more than usual (usu. time)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
later on; eventually; afterwards
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
order; command; directions; instructions
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
funny story; funny anecdote
little by little; bit by bit