antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
bluff; false show of power; bold front
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
passing through without stopping; passing by
human affairs; mundane matters; personnel affairs; human resources; human power; human effort
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
entry (into a library, museum, etc.); entering
proof; evidence; certificate; license; enlightenment; symptoms (in Chinese medicine)
tea-drinking companion; crony; buddy; spouse married late in life for companionship
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
bundling up (in layers of clothes)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
inhaler; inhalator; inspirator
plastic goods; plastic product
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
correspondence education; correspondence course; distance education
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
pocket heater; hand warmer; heater pack
musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)
gazing at (in wonderment)
to be embarrassed for a reply
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying