boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
stocking up (in case of emergency); stockpile; reserves; storing; laying in (supplies)
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
guardhouse; detention barracks
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
guidance; leadership; leading the way
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
curfew; lockdown; grounding
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to continue to rain or snow
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)
to clatter; to rattle; to turn into a ruckus
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
to go bad (of food); to spoil; to turn sour
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
imprisonment; incarceration
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
prime minister; premier; chancellor
within; inside of; less than