to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
supervisory authority; regulatory authority; right of management; custodial right
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
bursting and scattering; popping and being dispersed
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to disappear; to vanish; to bolt; to go into hiding
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)