to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
one man's fault is another's lesson
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
sexagenary cycle (60-year cycle of 12 animal zodiac and 5 elements in the traditional Chinese calendar); 12-year Chinese zodiac
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to be fated to; be linked by fate
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
registration; accession; register; entry; record
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
in order; in turn; one by one
dated; date; fixed; external
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
interference; meddling; butting in
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)