(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
breakthrough; great discovery
a wise man is he who listens to counsel; a worry shared is a worry halved; I've got something to ask of you
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
mid-year gift; summer gift
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
party in full swing; party at its peak
sentimental; sentimentality
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
to be sooty; to be stained
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
order; command; life; destiny; fate
Benzaiten; Saraswati; goddess of music, eloquence, art, wealth and water
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities; to slip away; to abscond
to be hesitant; to feel timid
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
young woman who has given up on love
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
yearned for; longed for; missed
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
having the memory of having done something oneself; familiar (to one); guilty (look, expression, etc.)
loop; band; loop (in a program); looping (of a video, slideshow, etc.); repeating (e.g. of a conversation); time loop (in fiction); temporal loop
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
change of attitude (stance, position); lightness of foot; ability to dodge out of the way of an attack
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name
to be detained; to take time