entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
spirit; heart; disposition
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
other side; opposite side; other party
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
decoration; ornament; trimmings
gold-colored paper wrapped around the tip of a cigarette (coloured)
to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be photographed; to be projected
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
defense; defence; protection
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
to throw into; to dump in together