continuation; succession; series
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
preface; introduction; preamble
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
actor; actress; player; performer
in a great quantity; plentifully; greatly
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
a great variety of; diversity
to put the scalpel to; to perform an operation on; to take drastic measures to get to the bottom of something; to make a searching inquiry; to put something under the microscope
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
inside one's heart; in one's mind
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to invite in; to show someone in
insecticide; insect repellent