to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
relation of cause and effect; causal relationship; causal link; causality
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
questions and answers; dialogue
cautious theory; conservative theory
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
Act on Regulation and Punishment of Acts Relating to Child Prostitution and Child Pornography, and the Protection of Children
revision; amendment; alteration
on the occasion of; at the time of
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
treatment; service; handling; management
several hundred; hundreds (of)
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
discussion; argument; debate
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
fabrication; made-up story; sham; hoax; put-up job; frame-up
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
close-up; bringing attention to; bringing to the fore; putting under close scrutiny
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
mass communication; mass media
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)