perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
headquarters; head office; main office
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to send or direct a person to
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
in person; personally; directly
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
way; method; means; resource; course
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
monjayaki; pan-fried batter with various fillings
matter of time; question of time
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to push aside; to push one's way through
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up