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 turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
government-controlled gambling; municipally operated gambling
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
source of funds; source of money
unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
in and out; income and expenses; free associations; run of the house
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
outside world; physical world
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
landing; alighting; touch down
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least