calamity; disaster; misfortune
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to work hard at one's lessons
going to Europe; trip to Europe
every month; monthly; month by month
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
meaning; connotation; denotation
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
insertion; incorporation; infixing
bay laurel (Laurus nobilis); bay tree; sweet bay; laurel tree
cave; cavern; den; grotto
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
triangular pattern; scalelike pattern; imbricate pattern; triangle emblem
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data
support; backing; aid; assistance
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
vitality; (one's) life force
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
slight; thin; on the weak side
to button up wrong; to start from the wrong button; to bungle up the order
early on; earlier on; from early
world history; international history