as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
whether one wants to or not; without choice
absence; disregard; indifference
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
how long; how far; how much
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be reminded of; to call to mind
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
reality; actuality; hard fact
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to push away; to push aside; to shove
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
member of the Lower House
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface