official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
door; gate; opening; title page
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
to be a matter of life or death
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
missing person; wanted person
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to cut off (a relationship)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
go that far; to that extent
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to be touching; to be moving
(moral) conduct; behaviour; behavior; deportment