(somebody else's) parents; both parents
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to detain; to check; to restrain
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
third stage; three stages
to search for; to seek for; to look for
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
fee; charge; rate; material
article; news story; report; account
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
last week; the week before
master; masterhand; maestro
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
person in charge of public relations; PR manager
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
around the world; throughout the world
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability