to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
voters; electorate; constituents
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
dilettantish business; amateurish business
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to escape from; to get out
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
front; frontage; facade; main
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to gather; to collect; to assemble
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fall off; to tumble down
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation