guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
devoting (oneself) to; concentrating (one's efforts) on
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
trying one's luck; test of one's luck
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, string, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); piercing (e.g. with a needle); squashing (something small; e.g. an insect); breaking out (e.g. of a pimple)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
very low in sugar content
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
electricity; (electric) light
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
modern civilization; modern civilisation
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to give; to do (something) for
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
intermission (between acts); interlude
way of calling (something or someone)
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to be experienced in the ways of the world; to taste the bitter and the sweet
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
self-interest; selfish desire
IC card; smart card; chip card
one by one; each; every; at intervals of