sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
unimpressive; unimpressed
regiment of military policemen
headquarters; head office; main office
interrogation room; interview room; sweatbox
to throw open; to leave open
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
Japan and Britain; Japanese-British; Anglo-Japanese; Japanese-English (translation, interpretation, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
as; because; with; due to
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
suddenly; all at once; rapidly
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy); Korean living in Japan
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
freely; frankly; without reserve
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize