textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
true state; actual condition; reality
to concern; to be related
to make an appearance; to show up
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
while; even though; despite
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
arrest; apprehension; capture
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
meaning; significance; sense
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
senility; dotage; decrepitude
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
reading aloud; recitation
raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)
toxin; poisonous substance
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)