putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
successive generations; successive emperors
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
studies; schoolwork; classwork
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
minimum; at the very least
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
various places; several sources
serious wound; serious injury
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict