to give something weight; to give something dignity
romance (e.g. the Arthurian romances)
regular train; local train; train that stops at every station
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
city planning; urban planning; town planning
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
abandoned child; foundling
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
apartment building; housing complex
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
mail; postal matter; postal item
separate; scattered; apart
family a woman has married into
wrong; different; not like that
having an ancient and honorable origin
illegitimate child; secret love child
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
to connect (with a different flight, train, etc.); to make a connection; to change (planes, trains, etc.)