invitation; introduction; temptation
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
quarrel; dispute; argument
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
torii; Shinto shrine archway
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
reality; actuality; hard fact
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
same text; same wording; same script; same language
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
table tennis club; ping-pong club
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
adviser; advisor; consultant
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle