place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
to be quick-witted; to be resourceful
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to sit down at the dining table (with someone); to eat with company; to share a table
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
written appeal; manifesto; declaration
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
manipulation of information; spin
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
do-or-die game; crucial contest
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
insult; affront; disgrace; sexual assault; rape
pair; two kinds; two ways
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace
soundproofing; sound insulation
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
to crumple (up); to wrinkle; to rub thoroughly
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
to solicit; to demand; to extort
savage; barbarian; aboriginal
hotel catering for lovers; hotel that rents rooms by the hour
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
(brute) force; using all one's might