station; office; guardroom
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
something wrapped in a furoshiki
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
reality; actuality; hard fact
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
because of; owing to; due to
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
cardboard box; carton; corrugated box
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
material (data) for one's research; research material
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to hand over; to surrender
simple type of clothing consisting of a large piece of cloth with a hole in the middle for the head
heart; guts; nerve; central part
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
writing down what one hears; account of what one hears
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic