head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
adviser; advisor; consultant
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
senior high school; high school
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
older sister; elder sister
settlement; solution; resolution
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
indescribable; having no way to express
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
no, not like that (but like this)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
lying face down; upside down; prone
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme