shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
question; inquiry; enquiry
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to be lacking in options; to be too few
little by little; bit by bit
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty