incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to trust; to relax one's guard (around)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
things at hand; personal belongings
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
comic books; comics; comic; comical
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
contraband (goods); prohibited goods
bribe; sweetener; douceur
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
every month; each month; monthly
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
invitation; introduction; temptation
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all