(political) power; authority; influence
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
minimum; at the very least
attendance; presence; appearance
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
society; public; community; social studies
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
distrust; unjust suspicion
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be forward; to be impertinent
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
here and there; everywhere
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
remaining heat; residual excitement; lingering enthusiasm
part of a building where water is circulated (kitchen, bathroom, etc.); wet area