past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
watchtower; watch tower; lookout tower
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to clamber up; to climb up
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
distant land; remote location; distant province
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
adopted daughter; foster daughter
deceased; late; dead; departed
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
someone who is well-regarded; charming person; scam; con trick; con-man; fraudster
power map; power structure; power relationships
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open