privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
hegemony; leadership; initiative
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
complete change; about-face
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
low table; table with very short legs
to wash away; to rinse off
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
one day; (on) a certain day
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
for your information; I'm telling you
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one