equality; uniformity; evenness
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
taste; smooth talking; reception; hospitality
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
head of the student council; president of the student council
technique; art; skill; move
to grant someone's request
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
(committee) chairman; president
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
main street (esp. in a capital); main thoroughfare; (arch.) most important of the three classes of highway (ritsuryo period)
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
apartment with one bedroom and a combined dining room and kitchen
central part; heart (of a city)
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
several times; a few times
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
training; drill; practice; discipline
schedule; program; programme; agenda
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
true state; actual condition; reality
underground world; underground society
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel