correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
night view; night skyline; nightscape
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
illumination; decorative lighting
overripeness; full maturity; full development
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
by your leave; with your permission
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
no matter how much time passes
practice; practising; experience
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
substitution; alternation; alternative; substitute
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
distinction; differentiation; classification
cut; reduction; curtailment
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever