particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
close; intimate; on good terms
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
incident; affair; happening; event
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
had better ...; had better not ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
scandal; deplorable event
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
how many people; a number of people
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
than; from; out of; except; but; more