preface; introduction; preamble
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
mechanism; mechanical parts; jack-in-the-box
consenting to; being convinced of; being satisfied; understanding
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
tedious; boring; being fed up with
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
party; set; gang; company; person
cake or snack served with tea
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
as soon as possible; ASAP
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
expresses displeasure or disapproval; just from (doing); simply by
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to grow older; to advance in age; to be very aged
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to grow older (esp. older than other people in the same group or situation); to advance in age; to be very aged
to talk to oneself; to mutter
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to feel blue; to feel depressed
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
visit to a shrine or temple; paying homage at a shrine or temple
plain; plateau; tableland
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
one example of (when there are more examples)
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum