pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
dividing into four; quartering
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to increase; to add to; to augment
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
doubling; marked increase; multiplying; redoubling
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
minimum; at the very least
to walk in on; to tread upon
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
slatted shutter; louver door (window)
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
amount of light; quantity of light
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public