the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
something or other; somehow
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
servant; manservant; menial
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
questioning (e.g. by police)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
female university student; female college student
picturesque; pictorial; graphic
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
early on; earlier on; from early
counter for choices, options, etc.
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
general affairs department (bureau); executive section
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
first thing in the morning
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
crisis prevention; crisis avoidance