speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
single-storied house; single-storied building
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
front entrance; front door
intelligence operative; spy
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
shellfish; seashell; shell
kneading; gloss; paste (e.g. bean paste, mustard paste); parading of portable shrines and floats at festivals
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to set (sun); to become dark
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flutter (e.g. a flag); to wave; to reverberate (e.g. thunder); to resound
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante