comparing and adjusting; reconciling; lapping; precision surface finishing; margination
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
preliminary conditions; initial conditions; state of preparations for (before) an event
cordiality; attentiveness; politeness
favorable; favourable; friendly; vividly colored; vividly coloured
sword play; samurai drama
tragic love story; tale of tragic love
(facial) scrub; scrubs (clothing)
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
waist-high partition wall; breast wall
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
keyhole-shaped tumulus (form of ancient Imperial grave)
must-read; required reading
sharply; harshly; stingingly
getting or keeping acquainted with; keeping or establishing useful contacts
repayment; redemption; amortization; amortisation
forcing; enforcement; forced; enforced
employment of workers through (personal) connections; getting a job through one's personal connection
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
paper (manufacturing) industry
how-to (book); self-help book
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
with a clashing or clanging sound
personal guidance; tutoring
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to