to find a solution (after struggle)
file wrapper for a patent; correspondence about the status of a patent between the inventor and the patent office
leaving; quitting; retiring
chink in the armor (armour)
inexperienced; incompetent; inept; incapable; careless
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
bathing powder; bathwater additive; bath salt
your husband; her husband
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
exerting care; attention; consideration; thoughtfulness
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
the whole day; all the day
modern man; modern person; modernist
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
academic type; scholarly turn of mind
dispute; argument; contention
handy; convenient; simple; narrow-gauge railway; light railway
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)