hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
mask; disguise; guise; mask
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to bring back; to restore
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
victim; injured party; sufferer
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
fort; stronghold; fortification
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
living room (Western style); sitting room
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
suspicious-looking; fishy
leader of a delegation (body, party)
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
well-known only to those in the know; be well-known but to the few; highly regarded by a select few
honour; honor; glory; privilege
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer