regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
premature death; untimely death; dying young
study; diligence; discount; reduction
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
charming; fascinating; attractive
left side; left-hand side
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
(plain) hot water; boiled water
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
pull; patronage; tug; discount
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
traditional; conventional
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
separation of Buddhism and Shintoism (government policy during the beginning of the Meiji period)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
speaking of ...; as for ...
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order