closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; Road Closed; No Through Road; closed to traffic
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); flathead grey mullet; black mullet; redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
big frame; large figure; huge body
official business; public business
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
enemy territory; hostile place
rushing to one's doom; (like a) moth flying into the flame
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to let (someone) have the credit (for); (lit.) to let (someone) hold the flowers
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
patience; endurance; perseverance
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
slightest connection; slender connection; sliver (e.g. of hope); one thread
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
all-out attack; general offensive
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
to anticipate; to foresee
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground