wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
about; concerning; related to; -ish
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
supervised; under surveillance
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
somehow; for some reason or other
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal