prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
depending on; dependent on
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
large biceps; well-developed biceps
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
scene; sight; scenario; setting
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
portable painting used as part of the backdrop (in kabuki, etc.)
practical question (problem); practical matter
bang on the money; spot on; right answer
part of the feet from the ankles to the tips of the toes
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
carefree; free from worry
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; all kinds of this
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
too much; excessively; too
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to sit down; to take a seat
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to be absorbed in reading
to redeem (from sin); to save
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly