finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
going around; orbiting; circling; circumference; girth; surroundings
gatekeeper; crossing guard
even more; still more; further
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
what people say; rumours; public opinion
information leak; intelligence leak
information leak; data breach
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
your honor (honour); his (or her) honor (honour)
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
dizziness (from standing up too fast); orthostatic syncope; lightheadedness; vertigo
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
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)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to break a dam; to burst out
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
repaying a kindness; gratitude
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
five characters; five letters; five-syllable verse of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.; first five syllables of a waka, haiku, renga, etc.
to write incorrectly (e.g. character); to make a mistake in writing
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
regardless of right or wrong; regardless of merit; both good and bad
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
the future; future prospects
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement