fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
even so; anyhow; at any rate
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
victim; injured party; sufferer
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to discuss; to talk together
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
individual; private person; personal; private
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
at least; at most; (even) just
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
concession; conciliation; compromise
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to do for (the sake of someone else)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to lure someone; to entice someone
to have meaning; to be meaningful
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
middle of the night; dead of night
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable