adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
third day of the month; three days
to relax; to feel at home
Japanese-style bookbinding
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
chief; main; principal; important
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
family structure; family composition; family makeup
a few years ago; some years back
well-known; noted; celebrated
to add; to write a postscript
to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
future affairs; affairs after one's death
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
unexpectedly; surprisingly
jingle; jangle; chatty; nattering; coquettish; tawdry
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
cherishing one's children; doting; adoring parent
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation