deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
3rd day of the month; three days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
orphanage; children's home
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
unmarried; not yet married
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
society; the world; the times
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be born; to come into the world
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
name; given name; first name
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation