sense of duty (obligation)
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
recording medium; storage medium
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
allocation; assignment; allotment
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
difficult to hear; difficult to ask
substitute device; replacement aircraft
without leaving any trace
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing
manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming
accidental death; casualty
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
closed circle (of suspects, in mystery fiction)
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
to be all out; to exhaust
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
pension; guesthouse; bed and breakfast; private home providing lodging for travelers (travellers)
hotel charge; lodging expense
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories