spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
outward; superficial; external; apparent
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
to participate in (as a member); to get involved in
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination; analysis; postmortem
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
start of a romance; beginning of love
vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to walk away; to saunter off
bad news; news of a death; death notice
one's son; punk; brat; bastard
to follow advice; to act upon advice
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
talking about memories; reminiscences
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
to become empty; to be emptied
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose
alcohol; alcoholic drink; alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
charcoal; charred remains
to kick; to treat (a person) poorly; to walk all over (someone)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
fax; facsimile; fax machine
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
chain; series; connection; linkage
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
talking in delirium; delirious talk; delirious utterances; nonsense; rubbish; silly talk
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
gnashingly (e.g. gritting one's teeth); with a grinding sound; with a creak
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger