serialization; serialisation; serial story
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
beginning (of a century, etc.)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
quotation; citation; reference
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
health; healthy; sound; fit
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
very great; enormous; serious
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
person concerned; interested party; related party
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to lean against; to set against
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
senior; elder; person older than oneself
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
a lick; one lick; engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming
genius; prodigy; natural gift
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to worry about; to be vexed
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to begin; to set about; to start
for the present; for the time being; at present; in the meantime
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious