astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
tattling; telling on (someone)
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
police officer; policeman; constable
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
competent; suitable; qualified
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
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
unanticipated; unexpected
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
house to house; door to door
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
independent action; acting alone
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
duty; function; office; mission; task
to popularize; to popularise; to give currency to; to set a trend
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
participation; joining; entry; adherence
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold