break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
testimony; (verbal) evidence
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to pile up; to accumulate
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
severe punishment; rigorous measures
standard; set; routine; decided
northern part; the north (of a region)
good-natured person; nice person
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
right (to do something); authority; power
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
revealing something that was foreshadowed earlier in the story
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
just because; even if; even though
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
perfection; thoroughness; consummation