to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
in name only; titular; nominal
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be needed; to be wanted
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
outsider; someone outside of a group
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
tenement house; row house
being dotted with; being scattered
initial stage; early period
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
Nichiren chant; (an empty) slogan
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
school rules; school regulations
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff