to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
contradiction; inconsistency
society; public; community; social studies
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
covered in mud; mud-caked
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
theater of war (theatre); sector
establishing (an institution); setting up (a facility); constructing (a building); placing or inserting into the body (e.g. an artificial organ)
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection