world; society; people; the public
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
a question (an issue) of where responsibility (liability) lies; a question of who is responsible (to blame)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
while; during; performed in this condition
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
settlement; permanent residency
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
nothing but; none other than
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
fellows; comrade; colleague; one's equal
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
job transfer away from one's home; taking up a new post leaving one's family behind
every other week; every two weeks
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
earnestly; repeatedly; patiently
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
old couple; elderly couple