influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
aptitude; aptness; suitability
specialization; specialisation
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
oblong; landscape orientation
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
document; official papers
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
very; much; greatly; a lot of
stationing (e.g. of troops); garrison
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
correspondence; exchange of letters
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
lost article; something forgotten
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
impossible to do (although wants to)