university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
it seems so; that's what it looks like
to pass (of time); to elapse
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
brutal; cruel; merciless; ruthless; cold-blooded
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
surroundings; environs; circumference
harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
husband and wife; married couple
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
presumption; assumption; estimation
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
intelligence network; information network
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
Central Intelligence Agency (US); CIA
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to get late; to advance; to wear on
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe