~とは (definitional topic)

However, she ends up getting Hana kidnapped by men targeting what was kept in the safety deposit box. The kidnappers turned out to be detectives.

'Nice guy' is the word girls use to describe a man who won't become a romantic prospect.

Democracy is government of the people, by the people, for the people.

Life is despair. That's how I see it.

A 'live-in disciple' is a system where the disciple shares meals and sleep with the master, and every bit of martial-arts know-how and secret teaching gets passed on.

It sounds too good to be true.

The only truly useful knowledge is that which teaches us to seek the good and avoid the bad.

What kind of thing is innocence?

'Pet loss' refers to reactions such as shock and anger that occur in owners who have lost their pet.

A quasar is a celestial object extremely far away that gives off a blinding brightness.

Precognition is using spiritual power to know about things that will happen in the future.

Carbon monoxide is a toxic substance produced by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.

A jigsaw, you see, is the same thing as a scroll saw, and the name comes from there.

The fact that he gave up his seat to the elderly shows he has good manners.

Naive persuasion means persistently urging someone.

A budget is a plan that matches anticipated expenses to expected income over a specified period.

A niece is defined as the daughter of one's brother or sister.

Do you know what true hunger is?

The Arctic Circle is the region around the North Pole.

Implementation design is the process of turning a plan established in basic design into construction-ready drawings.

'Risk money' refers to capital invested in high-risk, high-return investments.

Precision rate is an indicator showing what proportion of the retrieved articles match the search criteria.

A 'predicate' is the part expressing the action, typically ending in '~da' or '~suru'.