collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
book; volume; this; present; main; head
police; police officer; police station
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
self-torturing; masochistic
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
war; fighting; fierce competition
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
serious; severe; grave; acute
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
overseas student; exchange student
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
while; even though; despite
the same as always; day after day
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy