backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
improvement in image (of someone or something); improving one's image
touching; moving; painful
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
killing someone with a magical curse
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
to make a vow; to take an oath
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
stock; products; stolen goods; loot; spoils
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
(in) dire straits; (in a) serious bind; (in a) big pinch
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
trial; judgement; judgment
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting