to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
cooperation; coordination; link
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
cultivation; nurture; culture
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
powerful person; influential person
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
cake or snack served with tea
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
second year (college) student; sophomore
right in the midst of; right at the height of
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
one's grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
best friend; very close friend
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may