interception (email); wiretap; bug
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
sympathy; compassion; pity
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
blunder; slip; error; error
university student; college student
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
life and death; life or death
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
future (usually near); prospects
patient's condition; pathology
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
finally; barely; only just; gradually
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
strong-willed; strong of heart
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
advanced (developed) country; advanced nations
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
in good taste; tasteful; having good taste; having a cultivated taste
to grow up; to become an adult
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
deep emotion; strong feelings
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
don't you think?; indicates question
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
quiet; still; surreptitious
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
face; looks; vestiges; trace