arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
conscious neglect; willful negligence; wilful negligence
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
superficial knowledge; smattering (of); person with superficial knowledge; person who pretends to be knowledgeable; smatterer
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
death from disease; death from illness
in the event that it did not (or does not) exist; without
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
need for approval; desire for recognition; esteem needs
disliking people similar to oneself
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
guarantor; surety; person responsible for another's behavior
hand-copied sutras; copying of a sutra
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
border; boundary; border; edge; horizontal stripes; boarder (e.g. snowboarder, skateboarder)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
characteristic; feature; special quality
lieutenant colonel (JGSDF)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to tower above; to stand out
things don't work that well in the real world; things seldom go as one wishes; that is expecting too much; it won't be that easy; (lit.) the wholesaler won't sell it like that
art of self-defense (defence)