retaining warmth; keeping heat in; heat insulation
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
most likely contender; prime candidate; top prospect; leading candidate
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
one after another; continuously; incessantly; in succession; by turns
solidarity; joint; collective
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
to want; to wish for; (arch.) to request; (arch.) to demand; (arch.) to seek; (arch.) to search for
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
putting beneath other goods; being at the bottom of the pile; lowly position; bottom (of the ladder); obscurity
delivery of books; presentation copy
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
shameless; infamous; disgraceful