mass communication; mass media
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
token (effort); something done for form's sake
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
form; shape; figure; visage
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
at least; at most; (even) just
to have the privilege of doing
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
chasing after women; womanizing
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
(some) more; even more; longer; further