implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
neighbourhood; neighborhood
older sister; lass; young lady
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
suggestion; hint; implication
explanation; interpretation
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
how; in what way; how about; questionable
while; during; while; although; all; both
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
please be careful; please take care
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
beginning; outset; first; onset
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
error; mistake; slip; bug
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives