door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
grandpa; grampa; grandfather
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
even if; even though; however; no matter how
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
going around; patrol; round; tour
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
former prime minister; former premier; former chancellor
in the hospital; hospitalized
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
house search (e.g. by the police)
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
office building; office complex
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
commencing with; including
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
another; different; something else
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)