invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
wages; pay; rental payment
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
birds of a feather flock together
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
supply; supplying; replenishment
passage; fare; shipping charges
haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to fall victim (to); to get into the clutches (of)
destination; place one stays during a trip
around the clock; day and night
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
sooner or later; in due time; in due course
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
if you are prepared you don't have to worry; it's good to have a shelter against every storm
journey; route of a journey
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
point in common; common feature
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
bygones; the past; past event
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
method of bringing up; method of raising
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
one's share; one's portion
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager