to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to squeeze out; to wring out
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
making use of; application; practical use; operation (esp. of a boat); steering
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
February; second month of the lunar calendar
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
hallway slippers; indoor shoes
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
air of luxury; high class feel
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
McDonald's (fast food restaurant); Mac (personal computer); Macintosh
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
at a young age; while still young
national paper; paper with a national circulation
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
another company; other company