to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
distinction in writing; use of different written forms (for different meanings)
biological younger sister
blow-drying; blow; punch; blowing (i.e. playing a wind instrument, esp. in jazz)
global scale; worldwide scale
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
real number; actual number (as opposed to a speculative number); true number
to have the privilege of doing
excluding the case when; when not
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
growing old enough to not need constant looking after by one's parents; finishing a job
profit motive; (with) the intention to profit; profit-making intention; for profit
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
looking at each other; postponement; suspension; interruption
source (of supply); channel
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
comprehension; understanding
overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
deputy leader (of a party, etc.); vice-president
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
distrust of (other) human beings
revisiting; visiting again
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
quarrel; dispute; argument