near oneself; close to one; familiar
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to look young; to seem young
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
consideration; taking into account
if you think about it; come to think of it
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
postwar period; period after Second World War
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
sense of values; values; value system
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever