to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to understand; to make out
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
one by one; one after another; successively
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
different opinion; objection
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
older brother; elder brother
probity check; background investigation
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
hand luggage; hand baggage
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
questioning (e.g. by police)
mail; postal matter; postal item
patient's condition; pathology
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to go too far; to go to excess
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
competent authorities; supervisory authority
call; summons; convening; convocation
memory; sense; experience
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
(committing, resorting to) an act of violence
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
almost every day; almost daily