to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
at first; initially; in the beginning
waste; uselessness; redundance
to arrive home; to return
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
endorsement; proof; note on back of the scroll
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
nature; disposition; quality; that which does not change according to external influences
tedious; boring; being fed up with
writing a book; literary work
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
assisting; assistance; fostering; aiding
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
first meeting; first interview with
to decorate with many bright colours (colors); to create a beautiful variegated pattern; to manipulate skillfully
lecturer; rhetorician; orator; narrator in Japanese silent cinema; film interpreter
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
tune (melody, piece of music)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
epidermis; cuticle; bark; epidermis; facade