letter; missive; note; mail
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
beforehand; in advance; previously
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
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)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
(police) detective; criminal matter
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
visiting multiple hot springs; onsen tour
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
female university student; female college student
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
shabby; mean; sorry; dingy
words; writing; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
light; faint; pale; fleeting
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed