company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
release (from custody); discharge; liberation; setting free; letting go; letting off
several years; a few years
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
retainer; attendant; escort
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be surprised; to be astonished
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to spurn; to snub; to treat with contempt
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
if you think about it; come to think of it
to need; to require; to take; to demand
nowadays; these days; at present
great man; magnanimous man
price; cost; value; worth; value
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
being fond of; having a liking for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
ration; stipend; allowance