pleasant feeling; good vibes
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
composite; combined; complex
three heads are better than two; (lit.) if three people gather; the wisdom of Manjushri
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to pull wires; to pull strings
primary business; primary function; primary focus
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
stereotyped; patterned; typical
living in a group; communal living; community life
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
to be biased; to have a bias
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
authority; power; influence
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
space development; space exploration
composite photograph; photomontage
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
index finger; forefinger; second toe
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
boastful talk about one's love life; speaking fondly about one's sweetheart; going on about one's love affairs