letter; missive; note; mail
remaining silent; keeping secret
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
bribe; sweetener; douceur
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to burst (open); to break; to split
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
near; close; beside; third person
even more; still more; further
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
affidavit; deposition; testimony
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
environment; circumstance
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
to watch over; to watch attentively
that day; the very same day
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry