to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
single cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
secret; private; surreptitious
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
certainly; surely; definitely
examination; investigation; prosecution
administrative official; secretary; commissioner
river; stream; River; the ... river
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
genuine; authentic; true; real
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
lowly people (Edo period); eta
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
(police) detective; criminal matter
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
talk; story; conversation
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
detention; confinement; arrest
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot