secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
article; news story; report; account
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
fate; chance; relationship; tie
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
the pen is mightier than the sword
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to follow; to conform; to apply to
this and that; one thing or another
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
slightly bitter (taste); bittersweet (memory, experience, etc.)
engagement; business; affair; use; need
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
nonchalant air; unruffled air
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone