to disgrace oneself; to make a fool of oneself
because of; owing to; due to
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to that degree; to that extent; that much
something that goes without saying; something that needn't be said; something that should rather be left unsaid
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be found out; to be seen through; to be exposed; to come to light; to be revealed
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
talk; conversation; dialogue
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
turning over; flipping over; reply; response; marks written alongside characters in a classical Chinese text to indicate their ordering when read in Japanese; lapel
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
regulation; adjustment; control
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
mockery; derision; ridicule
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to increase; to add to; to augment
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
(not so) much; (not) very
increase and decrease; fluctuation
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
Japanese person; Japanese people
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age