study; library; den; home office; reading room
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
back (of a chair); backrest
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
members; member; constituent
permanent member of the UN Security Council
non-permanent member (UN Security Council)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
consultation; conference; discussion; counsel
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged