to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
the staff; inside the department
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
tune (melody, piece of music)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
to tighten; to press hard
retort; sealed plastic pouch typically containing ready-made sauce or stew; boil-in-the-bag; retort; glass vessel used for distillation (now largely obs.)
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
regret; repentance; remorse
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
random; unintentional; unintended
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
phantom; vision; illusion