one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
whole nation; whole land; whole country
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
estimate (of costs); budget
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
indivisible; unconvincing; incomprehensible; unaccounted for
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
comparatively; relatively
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
the following week; the next week
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)