equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
failure; mistake; blunder
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
having said that; on the other hand
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
it's been a long time; long time no see
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
respect and affection; love and respect
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sympathy; empathy; response
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
at that time; in those days
overripeness; full maturity; full development
society; public; community; social studies
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
foreign; abroad; overseas
training (esp. in-service); induction course
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
intelligence or information network
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
ex-husband; former husband
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of