confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
underground train; subway
first experience (of something); first sexual experience
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
forcibly; against one's will
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to approach; to draw near
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
insecticide; insect repellent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight