it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
secret information; intelligence
chief; main; principal; important
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
understood; I see; OK; present; here
corridor; hallway; passageway
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
work clothes; business suit
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to become empty; to be emptied
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
distinction; differentiation; classification
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to serve; to work for; to attend
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
in its entirety; whole; wholly
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
maid; helper; help; assistance
suffix for familiar person
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
late at night; at a late hour
speech; expression; wording; language
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching