shady; underhanded; questionable
control; management (e.g. of a business)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
instruction; direction; briefing
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
straight-laced person; stubborn person
one's original intention; one's initial enthusiasm; inexperience; naivety; greenness
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
arrival; arriving at ...; counter for items or suits of clothing; nth place (in a race); counter for moves
stage assistant dressed in black; stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
mole; lentigo; beauty mark; beauty spot
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to satisfy the requirements
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
female friend; woman friend
distant place; faraway location; far away
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
place to die; place of death
suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to be nearing death; to be dying
high; noble; refined; advanced
making oneself conspicuous; pressing one's own cause
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; hard-bitten; rich in experience; very experienced
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
luminol reaction (e.g. to a bloodstain)
handsome man; actor in a love scene
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand