to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
isolation; sense of isolation; feeling of being isolated
round-table conference; roundtable; round-table; round-table meeting
to take measures (against); to take steps
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
cause for headaches; pain in the neck; source of worry
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
fight fire with fire; set a thief to catch a thief; fight one evil with another
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
recital; recitation; public reading
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
defense of one's country; defence of one's country
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
recognition; acquaintance
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to bring back; to restore
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
educator; teacher; educationalist
guardian; mentor; protector
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment