origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pointing out; identification
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
out of contact; contactless (usually used to describe contactless cards)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to let slip; to slide; to glide
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
Les Miserables (novel by Victor Hugo)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to have an idea; to have a clue
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
anonymity; using an assumed name
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
understanding person; supporter
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
even so; anyhow; at any rate