guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
threefold; folded in three
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
low dining table; tea table
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
talk about divorce or separation
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
article; news story; report; account
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal