key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
planned; scheduled; systematic
political measures; policy
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
real intention; true motive; true meaning
by myself; in person; by oneself
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to have a talk; to tell a story
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to attempt; to test; to try out
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
just a minute; small quantity
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!