explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
interior; inside; internal
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
one cause; one reason; one factor
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
authority; power; influence
abuse; misuse; perversion
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
in the future; another day; later
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
making one's best exertions
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to do together; to share; to participate in
late at night; at a late hour
continuation; succession; series
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
settlement; solution; resolution
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising