to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
laminating; lamination layer
trailer (film, TV); preview
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
promotion (school, military, etc.)
to begin; to set about; to start
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
seeing one off; farewell; escort
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
stern; grave; solemn; sobersided
international; diplomatic intercourse
in order to do; for the purpose of doing
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)