key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
big man; large man; tall man; giant
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
metre; meter; meter; gauge
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
corridor; hallway; passageway
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
ten; 10; ten years of age
to gather; to collect; to assemble
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
fourth rank; fourth class; fourth sign of the Chinese calendar; Denmark
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
gambling den; gambling house
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
even and odd numbers (on dice); chō-han; gambling game in which two dice are thrown and players bet on whether the total is odd or even
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble