shoulder (of a road); berm
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
laying a cornerstone (foundation stone)
masturbation; onanism; self-consolation
at a young age; while still young
infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a woman)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
infancy; childhood; tender age
while alive; during one's lifetime
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
before ... days (months, etc.)
deceased; late; dead; departed
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to be reduced to (e.g. poverty); to end up as
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
abode of demons; hotbed (of graft); pandemonium
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
outside world; physical world
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to win favour; to win favor
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
one's hand; name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove